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population with school buses,” and proving the business case of using third-party vehicles. “You might have a student who’s
in foster care who moves to a new home at 10:30 p.m. You can’t reroute a school bus to get that child to school the next day,” she continued. “But with [a third-party carrier] you can make sure that child experiences no interruption in their schooling.” McFarland cited her company as an example of the advanced technol- ogy that school districts can utilize to change the details of a student pick-up or drop-off with just a few keystrokes. HopSkipDrive uses technology in
its app to verify that a driver has a normal temperature, has no symp- toms and that a vehicle has been
disinfected. The app also enables anonymous exposure reporting. “Because we don’t broker to service
providers, we have direct relation- ships with CareDrivers, and with our data we have full transparency. If we become aware that a rider or driver has tested positive, we can instantly inform district partners and anyone who may have taken a ride with that person that they may have been exposed,” McFarland said. Through CareDriver vetting,
McFarland said her company’s Safe Ride Support technology tracks rides in real time, as well as COVID Safe Ride Standards. “We ensure safety and dependability while also solving the ever-worsening driver shortage problem and guaranteeing rides,” she added. ●
“We ensure safety and dependability while also solving the ever- worsening driver shortage problem and guaranteeing
rides.” -Joanna McFarland, HopSkipDrive
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