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Tey’re offering incentives? If it’s not 100
percent funding, we can’t afford it.” Charles Jaskiewicz, chairman of the Norwich (Conn.) Board of Education, on a measure signed by Governor M. Jodi Rell last month that pro- vides tax breaks to school systems that use buses with three-point seat belts. ❞
and increasing ridership on yellow school buses as a key strat- egy to advance the achievement of four other stated goals in safety, economic competitiveness, livable communities and environmental sustainability,” concluded the letter. As of this writing, the ASBC had yet to receive a response.
IMMI/SAFEGUARD EMPLOYEE RECOGNIZED BY SAFE KIDS Charlie Vits, the market development manager at IMMI/
SafeGuard, was one of six recipients of an award from Safe Kids Indiana for advocating child passenger safety. Vits was recog- nized for spearheading the engineering team that developed the patented SmartFrame technology in 2002 that provides school bus compartmentalization and meets fed- eral standards for occupant protection. “I was humbled and honored to receive an award that recognizes the contribution IMMI/ SafeGuard makes to child passenger safety,” said Vits. “In everything we do at IMMI, it’s our goal to bring safety to children whether they’re traveling in the family car or in a school bus.” Te award sponsored by Safe Kids Indiana and the Automotive Safety Pro- gram came amid a new national report released by Safe Kids USA showing that acci- dental injury remains the nation’s leading cause of child death, despite the accidental injury death rate of U.S. children 14 and under declining by 45 percent since 1987.
BIG APPLE TO REDUCE SCHOOL BUS SERVICE In a move to lower costs and keep cuts away from the
classroom, the New York City Department of Education is elim- inating school bus service to seventh and eighth grade students in certain parts of the city. With an expected budget cut of $500 million from the state and potential layoffs of up to 4,400 teachers, the NYDOE is looking to keep the classroom free from as many cuts as possible. According to spokesman Mat- thew Mittenthal, the adjustment will save up to $3.4 million, without affecting school budgets, teachers and instruction. “We provided this service even though state guidelines only
require busing through sixth grade. Unfortunately, due to the projected $500 million shortfall in state funding for our schools next year, we cannot continue to do so,” said Mittenthal. On Staten Island, the approximately 4,600 students who will
be affected will be provided free Metrocards to access public transit to get to school, like students across the other boroughs.
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