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and around the bus. DeCarlo, who is also the creator of the STEFFI Crossing Enhancer, said she was inspired to create the arms during a refresher training session on the usage of bus mirrors. She said she figured that it would be a good idea to hide objects that resembled children’s arms around the bus’ danger zone to see if drivers would catch them, and to get them into the habit of checking for what not may be instantly obvious. “I thought ‘why don’t we just put something like an arm, like if a kid went under a bus and the arm is stick- ing out?’ We should be able to see that. If you don’t, you glanced too quickly in your mirror and you missed it,” she explained. “If we take our time and scan the mirrors like we should, we’re going to be seeing small details, like a hand or arm around the tires or anywhere on the bus.” DeCarlo added that that the arms can also be hidden inside the bus to make sure that drivers are doing a thor- ough post-trip inspection. Te issue of checking the bus’ danger zone also took a tragic turn last October with the death of five-year- old Bissiah Hedges in Alabama. Te kindergartener was run over by the school bus after his book bag reportedly got caught in the bus’ crossing gate and he tried to pick up a few items that fell out. According to news reports, the driver, who did not see Bissiah when his bag got caught, told authorities she assumed he was not coming to school that day after seeing his siblings board without him. DeCarlo said that the tragedy can be used as a lesson for both students and drivers. She recalled printing out a photo of Bissiah after reading his story and showing it to her students. DeCarlo told them about what hap- pened and added personal details that she had learned about the boy in news reports, such as the fact that he enjoyed karate.


“I said those things to make him real to my stu-


dents,” she said. “I said, ‘I do not want this to happen to you,’ told them about the backpack. Even if your parent is telling you to go after the bus because you’re running late, tell them it’s okay because the driver is going to wait. When I see you in the doorway, I’m going to wait.” l


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