Archive for December, 2007

The U.S. Department of Transportation recently proposed new rules that would require that all seats on school buses be four inches higher and that all small school buses (10,000 pounds GVWR or less) have 3-point safety belts.  They are also proposing to establish standards for 2 or 3-point safety belts on larger school buses. 
 
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A commentary from: Lani Wheeler, MD, FAAP, FASHA Partially reprinted with permission from School Health Professional May 25, 2007.

 In recent months there has been much debate over requiring the new HPV vaccine (GARDASIL ™) for public school attendance. In one state the Governor issued an executive order requiring all girls entering the 6th grade to […]