Inside COVER STORY


MAY 2020 Volume 30 Issue 05


18


New Student Transportation Missions School bus drivers and transportation staff nationwide have switched their roles to a different type of service.


FEATURE STORIES Mock


Casualty Exercises Meet Training


30 More Than an Extra Set of


Demands Transportation directors discuss the importance of working with governmental agencies and first reponders to fill holes in school bus emergency response.


36


Strapping In As school districts across the U.S. adopt


lap/shoulder seatbelt policies, Canadian provinces are also beginning pilot- programs to test the safety benefits of


the restraints in school buses.


Expanding Student Safety Around the


Eyes on the Inside Interior cameras provide insight into what is happening


on the school bus, from both an operational and student management perspective.


Good camera systems that monitor school bus routes hinge on storage and review capabilities Written By Amanda Pampuro


4 School Transportation News • MAY 2020 This wasn’t a drill for Charlotte County Public Schools in cen-


B


efore Vincent Adamo knew what was happening, flames rose up from the school bus engine, leaving him two minutes to clear out 14 special needs stu- dents—including a wheelchair rider.


tral Florida last August, but now it is the district’s training video. “It was literally two minutes and they had everybody off


42 48


‘Danger Zone’ Technology is playing a role in preventing illegal passing incidents as well as increasing pedestrian safety during student pickups and dropoffs.


EVERGREEN PUBLIC SCHOOLS


Page 1  |  Page 2  |  Page 3  |  Page 4  |  Page 5  |  Page 6  |  Page 7  |  Page 8  |  Page 9  |  Page 10  |  Page 11  |  Page 12  |  Page 13  |  Page 14  |  Page 15  |  Page 16  |  Page 17  |  Page 18  |  Page 19  |  Page 20  |  Page 21  |  Page 22  |  Page 23  |  Page 24  |  Page 25  |  Page 26  |  Page 27  |  Page 28  |  Page 29  |  Page 30  |  Page 31  |  Page 32  |  Page 33  |  Page 34  |  Page 35  |  Page 36  |  Page 37  |  Page 38  |  Page 39  |  Page 40  |  Page 41  |  Page 42  |  Page 43  |  Page 44  |  Page 45  |  Page 46  |  Page 47  |  Page 48  |  Page 49  |  Page 50  |  Page 51  |  Page 52  |  Page 53  |  Page 54  |  Page 55  |  Page 56  |  Page 57  |  Page 58  |  Page 59  |  Page 60  |  Page 61  |  Page 62  |  Page 63  |  Page 64