Inside
18 Special Reports
18 Preparing for Worst Cases Between school bus crashes, increased behavior issues, and illegal passing, school bus drivers have too much on their plates. Planning and preparing for various incidents makes a huge difference in student and driver safety.
22 Navigating Increased Behavior Student transporters are arming their drivers with more training to address the changing school bus environment.
Sections 10 Feedback 14 Online 56 Ad Index
Columns
12 Editor’s Take by Ryan Gray Seeing is Believing
58 Publisher’s Corner by
Tony Corpin The Journey of Going Green
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Q&A
34 Sharing a Love for Learning Meet Teena Mitchell, the current president of the National Association for Pupil Transportation and a strong advocate for professional development.
STN Indy Preview
50 Preview the sessions planned along with the scheduled trade show vendors, the new Bus Technology Summit, and the return of the Green Bus Summit and Transportation Director Summit.
On the Cover A screen grab of dash cam video released by Hays Consolidated Independent School District in Texas, showing the second before a fatal school bus crash and roll over that occurred on March 22, 2024. Cover design Kimber Horne
INSIDE:
NAPT PRESIDENT MITCHELL SHARES PASSION OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
May 2024
The Power of Video REC
Dash cam footage from the fatal Texas school bus crash in March tells the full story. Similar technology is available for illegal passing, bullying & more
ELECTRIC SCHOOL BUSES INTRODUCE NEW TECHNOLOGY
Te Increasing Availability of Wi-Fi for School Buses
8 School Transportation News • MAY 2024
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