School transportation plays a critical role in a safe and healthy back-to-school season. And with the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, safety’s role in student transportation continues to expand and evolve to meet new challenges.
As schools reopen, School District #57 (Prince George) in British Columbia informs students how to safely board and ride the school bus, ensuring students wash their hands, wear a face covering on board, and follow social distancing guidelines at bus stops.
Intensified procedures at districts in Vermont, Illinois, and Ohio, include more cleaning time, spraying and fogging, and student temperature checks done by monitors. One district has installed temperature scanning devices on all buses.
The enhanced mobile application provides greater capabilities and flexibility for fleet customers.
The New York Association for Pupil Transportation’s statewide coalition reminds motorists that school buses will soon be back on the road and that everyone is required to stop for a stopped school bus.
Bruce Landsberg, who has served on the National Transportation Safety Board as vice chairman since August 2018, was re-appointed to the position on Aug. 21.
Start Safe outlines procedures related to face coverings, training, disinfectants, and social distancing to reduce and prevent transmission of COVID-19.
Let’s seize the opportunity to improve training for students and drivers and help them understand the entire process of crossing safety, including what to do if the danger signal is sounded.
Puradigm recently announced successful testing at the University of Florida showing its technology deactivates SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, as well as deactivating coronavirus 229E.
The Touchless IR Thermometer from Pro-Vision Video Systems features a built-in IR sensor that enables a contact-free temperature scan.
The federal agency responds to an inquiry from the Illinois Department of Transportation, stating that some barriers may be allowed, subject to certain FMVSS regulations.
The Michigan-based school bus company bolsters its regular disinfectant use by treating its fleet of over 1,600 school buses with MicrobeCare in response to COVID-19.
NFI Parts’ UV Lighting system works to reduce bacteria, viruses, and mold in the HVAC system, creating a safer and more comfortable experience for passengers.
The powerful, proprietary, no-rinse, no-wipe, one-step, all-purpose “cleaner, deodorizer, disinfectant and anti-allergen” is fogged onto a vehicle’s passenger cabin surfaces and throughout its HVAC system to sanitize, deodorize, and disinfect.
More than 200 law enforcement agencies statewide will conduct extra patrols to safeguard students as they get on and off the school bus this fall.
Bus Safety Solutions’s Transit Curtain can provide a barrier between seats or between students and the bus driver to potentially maximize school bus use.
In honor of our February 2020 special-needs issue, check out these photo submissions and those from previous stories highlighting special-needs transporters and the important aspects of their job.
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