THOUGHT LEADER


As Stimulus Flow, Transportation Directors Seek Their Cut


Written By H. Kevin Mest A


merica’s school districts are sitting on billions of dollars in stimulus funding, in- cluding the most recent $122 billion passed by Congress and signed into law by Presi-


dent Biden in addition to the $70 billion approved last year. While technology for students and teachers to bet- ter facilitate remote and hybrid learning, as well as PPE are likely a top priority, district transportation directors are looking for their share. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)


recommendations for the reopening of schools and use of school buses is thorough—establish physical barri- ers between drivers and students, leave seats open to encourage social distancing, consider unidirectional foot-traffic (load the bus from back to front and unload from front to back) and surface cleaning—and practical. And while we hope vaccinations for youth will be avail- able by the start of the 2021-2022 school year, the fact is more can be done to keep drivers and students safe on the bus even in a post-pandemic world.


22 School Transportation News • JUNE 2021


Page 1  |  Page 2  |  Page 3  |  Page 4  |  Page 5  |  Page 6  |  Page 7  |  Page 8  |  Page 9  |  Page 10  |  Page 11  |  Page 12  |  Page 13  |  Page 14  |  Page 15  |  Page 16  |  Page 17  |  Page 18  |  Page 19  |  Page 20  |  Page 21  |  Page 22  |  Page 23  |  Page 24  |  Page 25  |  Page 26  |  Page 27  |  Page 28  |  Page 29  |  Page 30  |  Page 31  |  Page 32  |  Page 33  |  Page 34  |  Page 35  |  Page 36  |  Page 37  |  Page 38  |  Page 39  |  Page 40  |  Page 41  |  Page 42  |  Page 43  |  Page 44  |  Page 45  |  Page 46  |  Page 47  |  Page 48  |  Page 49  |  Page 50  |  Page 51  |  Page 52