STN ONLINE
TSD CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS GO ONLINE Attendees at the Transporting Students with Disabilities &
Preschoolers Conference held in Nashville, Tenn., last month received insightful, educational and training-based general ses- sions and workshops that delve into issues related to transporting students with special needs, preschoolers and Head Start children.
Tose who couldn’t attend, can access a number of the PowerPoint presentations from the conference at
tsdconference.com. STN’s Facebook page also has photos from the five-day event, which includes the Special Needs Team Safety Roadeo and a trade show. Visit
facebook.com/STNMag.
NEED INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR
IT’S TIME TO PLAY2WIN!
Brush up on your knowledge of the school bus industry as this month we launch the annual Play2Win trivia game for your chance to win an all-expens- es-paid trip to the STN EXPO, scheduled for July 26-30 at the Grand Sierra Resort Hotel in Reno, Nev. The game consists of multiple-choice questions, with a new question posted every weekday. The more correct answers, the higher the chances of winning. To learn more and enter, visit
stnexpo.com/play2win. If your school district is paying your way
to this year’s STN EXPO, early-bird regis- tration has ended, but standard registra- tion rate is now available for $299 through June. After June, the rate is $399, so save $100 by registering now at
stnexpo.com.
SEX ABUSE LIABILITY? Recent attention-grabbing headlines are merely a drop in the bucket of sexual abuse lawsuits, but many school districts do not have this type of liability coverage in their insurance policies, said Jeff Carlson, executive vice president of Capacity Cover- age. Legal and compliance experts Peggy Burns and Linda Bluth also weigh in on this sensitive issue that can have serious legal ramifications for school districts and school bus companies. Read our April Web Exclusive at
stnonline.com/home/web-exclusive.
BLOG: SCHOOL BUS IS 'DOOR TO HOPE'
Dr. Ricky Adamson, an educator at Dallas Independent School District, has some yellow in his blood due to his affinity for buses and the fact that his grandmother was a school bus driver. He writes about how the road to education begins with school buses and school bus drivers, especially for so many children who live in poverty and face personal struggles at home. He also stresses that though most think the classroom door is the first “door to hope” for many students, in reality “it is the school bus door each morning, taking the students on a journey away from troubles and challenges to a place where they could build a brighter future,” he writes. Read more in the Daily Routes section at
stnonline.com/blogs.
12 School Transportation News April 2014
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