Perhaps the biggest danger in mainstreaming involves bullying. Are you
paying special attention to signs of bullying? Do you document what you observe? Or are you prone to looking the other way? You must document every time there is an incident, even if you are worried about your district’s or company’s image. Documentation shows that rules will be enforced. Without them, bullying, harassment, and student injury often result. If kids
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It's tracking every student's transportation, one trip at a time. Using smaller vehicles for your special transportation needs, while saving your district money. Building our own industry-leading technology, in-house. It's placing small teams of professionals around the country to serve your district with more efficiency, more care. It's about paying attention to the details and not skipping any steps. It's every team member's commitment to "focus on the one".
That's the ALC Difference. 24 School Transportation News • MARCH 2021
aren’t safe, you’ve failed in your primary mission. To minimize the chances of
bullying or other harassment, it is recommended that you use as- signed seats. This is especially the case for students who need the most care. Assigned seats are used in the classroom, so it should not be too difficult to implement them on the bus as well. Assigning seats will also ease the bus evacuation process for each child. Use the data that you already have on special needs students and request data that is missing (using the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, if necessary). Transportation has a right to the data and this is the opportunity to use it. Your children need to understand the bus rules. Consider using social stories for more than children with autism. Post the rules on the bus, but instead of listing them only in text, show them in pictures, which can be more easily interpreted by students with and without disabilities. Be sure they also have them in text format but show the rules that are most import- ant (like sitting forward) in pictures. Put your students, drivers and
aides in the best position to succeed on the bus ride by also listing the students with special needs along with their particulars on the route sheet. This does not mean, however, that you are to expose these chil- dren to anyone but the designated person or people to meet them. No child should be released, otherwise. Progressive school districts have
implemented standards that en- courage students with special needs to challenge themselves. Instead of everyone receiving curbside service, many students with special needs receive bus service at their neigh- borhood bus stops. I’ve personally experienced the benefits of the Bus In the Classroom (BIC) program implemented at Newport-Mesa
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