that may occur,” she stressed. “They are an aid to provide additional information in the event of an incident. With over 300 buses, we don’t have people available to watch video all day.” Denver’s transportation department responded with training that includes the responsibility of each bus driver, up to Portee herself, regarding video usage, she explained. “We educate our employees in a team envi- ronment on how to use the video system, especially the panic button, because it is there to protect them, as well as our students,” she added. Portee also commented on the increasing frequency
of districts that address the driver shortage, by employ- ing outside vendors, such as taxi cab companies to complete routes. “If these vendors want a school dis- trict’s business, then they need to provide the same level of service as our yellow buses, with regards to video and GPS,” said Portee, who is speaking on this issue at the TSD Conference in Frisco, Texas this month. Denver Public Schools transport special needs students
with general education students. “These are students who are integrated in the classroom, that all live in the same community,” said Portee. “Transportation doesn’t designate different buses for the special needs students.
We allow them to feel like a part of the population of students that is being transported.”
Doing What’s Best for Their Students Hamilton Southeastern Schools northeast of Indianap-
olis uses 45 special needs buses. “Video is a huge part of our day,” said Zach McKinney, transportation supervisor. “We didn’t implement our plan in response to an incident; we just want to do what’s best for our students.” McKinney reported that he and his assistant are the
only transportation employees that have the computer software to watch bus video. “We will have the driver and attendant come in to watch. Our trainer may also review it, to see if there is something that we might add to our training program,” he explained. “But we keep confiden- tiality intact.” McKinney acknowledged that he has used video to re-
view safety issues, such as proper wheelchair securement. But to address the privacy issue, McKinney and his staff recreate the incident and use a wheelchair to demon- strate the right way. “We don’t show the onboard video with the student to all of our drivers,” he added. Debbie Rike, transportation supervisor for Collier- ville Schools east of Memphis, Tennessee, has a policy
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