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TOP NEWS


OF 2013 The results are in for our most read news items of the year. From news related to Head Start and sleep apnea, to NASDPTS’ altered stance on seat belts in school buses, these headlines caught the eyes of our STN online readers the most. Check it out at www.stnonline.com/go/3e.


TSD CONFERENCE REGISTRATION AND NASHVILLE


AFTER HOURS With the Transporting Students with Disabilities & Preschoolers Conference and Trade Show just weeks


away, find complete workshop details online at www.stnonline.com/go/tsdworkshopdesc. Be sure to make your hotel reservations before Feb. 14 for the discounted conference rate of $149 to be steps away from all the TSD Conference action, and to take advantage of seeing Nashville after conference hours! For more informa- tion, visit www.tsdconference.com/hotel-travel.


Y A TRACKS EDUCATION THE HEALING


CONTINUES After reading our Special


Report "Coping With Tragedy" (page 34) on how school districts counsel students, drivers and trans- portation staff after tragic events, visit www.stnonline. com/home/web-exclusive for details on the coun- seling services provided to the Alabama students who witnessed the killing of their school bus driver, Charles Poland, Jr., on Jan. 30, 2013.


TRADE SHOW


NETWORK


SOCIAL EVENTS


VENDORS


STOP-ARM CAMERA LAWS ACROSS THE NATION


CALL FOR PROPOSALS FOR STN EXPO NOW OPEN Mark your calendars for the 21st annual STN EXPO Conference &


Trade Show for July 26–30 at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nev. We are looking forward to another great conference filled with innovative workshop sessions, interactive networking events and an intriguing trade show. Te STN EXPO continues to focus on “Content, Community and Commerce,” energizing our industry’s leaders. Visit www.stnexpo.com for more infor- mation and conference updates. Do you have a workshop presentation idea? Call for proposals are now open through Feb. 1. To submit a suggestion for STN EXPO 2014, visit www.stnonline.com/go/14expoproposal.


12 School Transportation News January 2014


The Safety resources section on our website now includes a breakdown of states with laws autho- rizing school districts to install video surveillance cameras on or near stop- arm equipment to capture incidences of motorists ille- gally passing school buses while loading or unloading students. Do you know if your state has such a law? Visit www.stnonline.com/ go/3f.


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