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Important Federal Updates The U.S. Department of Transportation is now testing commercial drivers for
opioid use, and FMCSA shared much-anticipated details on the new Entry Level Driver Training requirements that go into effect in 2019. Additionally, gain insights from recent NTSB school bus crash investigations, even as the federal agency is set to release its initial report into what went horribly wrong in the fatal Iowa school bus fire last month. Meanwhile, read about NHTSA’s ongoing research on school bus safety and TSA recommendations for increased cybersecurity and terrorism precautions. Read more this month at
stnonline.com/go/a6.
Get Ready for TSD Mental health and stress expert Lori
Desautels, Ph.D. joins the speaker line- up at the Transporting Students with Disabilities & Preschoolers Conference in March, and signups are now open for the Roadeo Competition. See more at
tsdconference.com.
Law enforcement veteran Jesus Villahermosa pinpoints the hard questions that need to be asked following the striking of a school bus during last October’s terror attack in NYC, and Transportation Director Pete Meslin identifies areas of lack for special-needs students he observed during a trip to India. Trainer Robert Leach shares a three-part series on successfully hiring and coaching new school bus drivers. Read their thoughts at
stnonline.com/news/blogs.
STN EXPO Registration Open Now You don’t want to miss the party at the 25th annual STN EXPO
Conference and Trade Show. Register now at
stnexpo.com for this valuable training and networking opportunity, held from July 13-18, 2018 at the Peppermill Resort Casino in Reno, Nevada.
Meet two school bus drivers who are being recognized for their dedication. Read about Jill Winger’s decades- long career in patient, thorough school bus driver training at
stnonline.com/go/af. Learn how Arnold Dubois kept 84 students safe after another driver collided head-on with the bus:
stnonline.com/go/ae.
14 School Transportation News • JANUARY 2018
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