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16 20 SPECIAL REPORTS


16 Buckle Up for Better Behavior While the ‘Great Seat Belt Debate’ continues, school districts that have adopted three-point re- straints say student discipline on the school bus ride is improving


20 Finding Time


School districts report that increasing the number of hours available to school bus drivers is helping with retention, as opposed to simply increasing pay rates


COLUMNS


32 Thought Leader by Dean Suhre Improving Fleet Vehicle Utilization


10 First Take by Ryan Gray A Yellow Bus Who’s Who


58 Publisher’s Corner by Tony Corpin Let’s Connect


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SECTIONS 8 Feedback 12 Online 14 Trends in 3-Point Belts 54 Ad Index 56 Market Place


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