ONLINE ‘Miss Piggy’ Project Gives Back
TSD 2022 Moves to November Citing an inability of many attendees, speakers and vendors to travel this month, due to health and staffing concerns, STN Media Group obtained new dates from the Embassy Suites Dallas-Frisco Hotel and Convention Center to move this year’s conference to Nov. 8-12. Visit
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Special Report While COVID-19 has been tough on schools nationwide, students and staff in who live on islands off the coast of Maine are accustomed to navigating literal rough waters to get to school. Read the article at
stnonline.com/go/ax.
The Miss Piggy project, a program that focuses on helping children and adults with special needs, was first started over 35 years ago by Terri Gate (pictured), a school bus driver and later a driver instructor at Orange Unified School District in Southern California. Her son Teddy had Down syndrome and was her inspiration. Although Teddy
died in 2011 followed by Terri in 2016, the project lives on. Read details at
stnonline.com/go/aw.
Two college students in Arkansas share the benefits of being a school bus driver and why their peers should consider such a job. Plus, they discuss why some school district and state driving age limits should be changed. Read more at
stnonline.com/go/ay.
Ann Kirkpatrick, superintendent of the Chebeague Island School District in Maine, waits to board “The Islander” ferry boat for the commute to school located on the mainland.
Mike Ankton, an education major at Henderson State University in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, obtained his CDL at age 19.
Catch up on Wire Reports! A New York school bus driver was charged after a fatal hit and run. Plus, school districts halt school bus service or find creative ways to transport students amid COVID-19 outbreaks and the school bus driver shortage. Read this article at
stnonline.com/wire-reports.
Web Poll: Do you feel your superintendent and/ or administration supports student transportation operations in your school district? Vote now at
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16 School Transportation News • MARCH 2022
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