Discussion – Lots of questions – How many answers? – Daphney Krause, Supervisor Operations School District of Osceola County – Vicki Creech, Driver Trainer Orange County School District – Sharon Arnold, Driver Trainer Polk County School District

It is up to the bus driver to avoid distractions and maintain order on the bus Taking charge CAN be done with a smile and a friendly disposition – we all respond better to a friendly face

Can you spot the correct and acceptable shoes to wear to drive a bus?????

Personal Responsibilities -BIG SEAT – BIG RESPONSIBILITIES BIGGER CONSEQUENCES

Cell Phones & Texting Student Distractions DISTRACTED DRIVER

“The Department of Education prohibits the use of cellular phones when actively driving a school bus.” Distraction from cell phone use while driving (hand held or hands free) extends a driver's reaction as much as having a blood alcohol concentration at the legal limit of.08 percent. (University of Utah)

Hazardous & Unsafe Distraction OMG!! The No.1 source of driver inattention is use of a wireless device. (Virginia Tech/NHTSA) Drivers that use cell phones are four times as likely to get into crashes serious enough to injure themselves. (NHTSA, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety) Driving while using a cell phone reduces the amount of brain activity associated with driving by 37 percent (Carnegie Mellon)

A federal safety official says a 19-year-old pickup truck driver involved in a deadly highway pileup in Missouri last year sent or received 11 texts in the 11 minutes immediately before the accident.safetypickup truck

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CELL PHONE CALLS ARE DISTRACTIONS Calls must wait – it is a DOE Rule No call is more important than a life TEXTING IS A DISTRACTION DO NOT drive and text No text is more important than a life

A Caring Hand... A Threatening Hand...

What is your District’s Policy Liability Issues Emergency Only Protect a Child From Others What Constitutes An Emergency Hands On – Hands Off

A Gentle Hand During a Crisis

ALL Children Must Be Accounted For!!!

No Food No Water

NO FRESH AIR!!!!!

ALONE. …………

In the fall of 2008, a four-year old child was left on a bus alone, with no food, no water, and no fresh air for approximately 5 hours ……

“Sweep For Kids” Help Prevent Children Being Left On A Bus

Check for Students Left on the Bus Check for Damage to the Bus Caused by Students Check for Articles Left by Students Bus Walk Through

Unfortunately, due to an increase in crime, surveillance cameras are now having to watch our bus depots.

High-tech cameras, locks and chains to secure facilities are now the “norm.”

National Terror Alert Response Center states: “Published reports in 2004 said that the U.S. Military found information in Iraq pertaining to U.S. schools. Reportedly, there have been hundreds of thefts of school bus radios in the United States. With all that being said, 11 News was reminded Monday by law enforcement officials that school buses remain one of the safest ways to get to and from school. In fact, nationwide, school buses transport nearly 24 million kids to school daily. And bus drivers all around the country are being trained regularly to look out for suspicious people and activities.”

Do you know where your buses are?