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Visit
stnonline.com/tag/coronavirus to read ongoing coverage of COVID-19 and its impact on school startup. Learn how transportation directors are planning for the various learning scenarios being employed this year.
At this writing, 42 California counties remained on the state’s COVID-19 watch list, meaning they cannot open for in-person education in the fall. Transportation directors weighed in on how their operations will resume amid remote learning. Visit
stnonline.com/tag/ california to read more articles on the state’s response.
New York state is experiencing lowered rates of COVID-19 cases as stay-at-home orders start to ease. One transportation director prepares for the the new school year this month, but questions how social distancing on a school bus is possible, given the number of students that have to be transported daily. Visit
stnonline.com/tag/new- york for more information regarding how the state education budget is affected.
COVID-19: State-by-State Response Even though states are fighting similar COVID-19 battles, their execution differs. For instance, the state of Wisconsin permitted the use of physical barriers to separate bus drivers from students, despite such a practice being banned in several other states across the na- tion. Visit
stnonline.com/go/7e to read the full article. Meanwhile, New York state’s back-to-school
guidance advises school districts to not equip school buses with hand sanitizer dispeners due to its potential combustible composition. The guidance also stated that school bus drivers and other on-board staff “must not carry” personal bottles of it with them on the bus. Visit
stnonline.com/go/7j to read the full article, and to see which states are allowing sanitizer dispensers.
COVID-19 Fears Not Going Away? Anxiety among student transporters remains high as the 2020-2021 school year ramps up. Visit
stnonline.com/go/7g
to read some ways employers are taking care of their employees during these unprecedented times. Plus, read a New York state school bus driver’s thoughts on what’s to come at
stnonline.com/go/7f.
12 School Transportation News • SEPTEMBER 2020
The Seattle area in Washington state, has been a hotbed of COVID-19 cases since the virus broke in March. Districts were still determining in late July if schools were going to open for in-person education this month. Meanwhile, school buses will likely continue to serve their new mission of delivering meals to those in need. Visit
stnonline.com/ tag/washington to read more updates from the Evergreen State.
Industry Update! The SynTec Seating Solutions brand is disappearing after IMMI, which manufactures the SafeGuard brand of seats and seatbelts, acquired the compet- itor based in High Point, North Carolina. Visit
sntonline.com/ go/7h to read the details.
New Blog! Magazine editorial advisor Ned Einstein provides an in-depth plan that he says states would need to safely implement to send students back to physical school. He outlines various changes that would be required, and the role that school buses and stu- dent transporters can play. Visit
stnonline.com/go/7k.
Poll: Are school buses at your district or company equipped with hand sanitizer dispensers? Vote now at
stnonline.com/polls.
PHOTO COURTESY OF FULLERTON UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
PHOTO COURTESY OF THE ORIGINAL SOFT SHIELD
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