District runs first ad inside school bus
Allentown, Pa.-based Parkland School District debuted its first ad for a local Allstate agent. The ad, which discourages texting while driving, will run through October.

Debora L. Sigler, a local Allstate agent, is Parkland School District's first advertiser.
ALLENTOWN, Pa. — WFMZ 69 News reports that Parkland School District has started selling advertising inside its school buses for extra revenue.
The district installed the first ad, for Debora L. Sigler, a local Allstate insurance agent, last week. The ad discourages texting while driving.
School officials told the news outlet that the ad will run through October.
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