pensions of his personal driver’s license, but these stories failed to report when those tickets were issued. Te charges ranged from unpaid parking tickets to eight speeding violations. According to WABC TV9, he had no active points on his license after having it restored on Jan. 3. According to
NorthJersey.com, Paramus Superintendent Dr.
Michele Robinson had been informed of Muldrow’s inability to operate a school bus via a letter from the New Jersey Department of Education, dated Dec. 21, 2017, when the school was on winter break. During that time, according to a statement from Superintendent Robinson, Muldrow submitted updated medical information. Te state then informed the district that Muldrow was once again a driver in good standing and eligible to operate a school bus. Te Paramus School District declined a School Transportation
News request for comment when contacted for more information on the crash, Muldrow’s driving record, or whether the district enforces the state law that requires students to wear two-point lap seat belts on school buses. A check of the district’s transportation rules on the website did not provide information on the occupant restraints policy. It is also not known if the drivers were following written directions, or relied on technology for routing. Regardless, the Paramus tragedy may have been avoided if all three field trip drivers had had more accurate directions. In nearby
Morristown, New Jersey, Debbie Smith, transportation supervi- sor for the Morris School District, handles trips with the help of the Versatrans Triptracker. Teachers enter their field trips online, and then the request goes through an approval process. Tere is a 30-day lead time, and teachers can’t enter the trip once that date has passed. Late requests may be honored by the dispatcher, or the teacher might have to reschedule. A Tyler Technologies representa- tive confirmed that Triptracker has yet to integrate into the com- pany’s Drive tablet, which can provide turn-by-turn navigation to drivers for home-to-school routes. “Our directions are on paper, from Google,” said Smith. “But
we make sure the driver knows them before they leave. We do not allow GPS to be used by drivers. However, they can give the directions to the coach or teacher to read aloud.” To ensure buses stay together on trips, if one driver makes a
wrong turn, the others must follow. On New York City trips, ex- perienced drivers are used. If a less experienced driver must go on a trip that requires more than one bus, they caravan on the road between seasoned drivers. “We feel it is better for all the drivers to be late together, than for one driver to get lost and have a tragedy,” Smith said. “If they get stuck at a low bridge or dead-end, they are to call my office. We then call for police assistance. Our drivers are not allowed to back the bus up without help.” Transportation Specialist Mike Wilkins, of the Traverse City
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