Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Safety for School Buses...Industry New by National Bus Sales

It is heartbreaking to hear stories of children getting hurt or killed by a school bus....school buses are supposed to be a safety zone for our children but in fact from kids getting beat to death inside a school bus to children being run over it is a very serious problem.....Just recently a Colorado elementary student 12 years of age was run over by a school bus...In Little Rock, AR, a student opened the emergency door exit and fell out of the bus, hitting his head on the pavement...he later died that same day....
I believe that it is very important for each state to have strict laws governing the safety and procedures for school bus drivers along with strict guidelines in safety to which the schools are ordered to up hold....
Every state is different....some have crossing gates...some now have video camera's....some states and school districts have discussed having a extra person on board other than the driver to help regulate students....I don't know what the magic solution is but I do know that all of us; school district, contractors, teacher, and mothers need to come together and make sure we are doing everything possible to help address the issues in our districts.....
A good resource online is 2safeschools.org....they are a Internet resource with the purpose of helping save a child's life...they have video's and training material for school districts to use....Please check them out....
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