School Bus Fleet, June 2018

www schoolbusfleet com General Manager Publisher JAMES BLUE 310 533 2449 Fax 310 533 2512 Email james blue@ bobit com VP Emeritus NAPT Hall of Fame 2016 FRANK DI GIACOMO 49 S Maple Ave Marlton NJ 08053 856 596 0999 Fax 856 596 0168 Associate Publisher MARK HOLLENBECK 3115 NE McDonald Ln McMinnville OR 97128 503 472 8200 Fax 503 472 8228 Email mark hollenbeck@ bobit com Executive Editor THOMAS McMAHON Managing Editor NICOLE SCHLOSSER Editorial Assistants MICHAELA KWOKA COLEMAN CLAYTON WONG Senior Graphics Artist YUDA CHEN Senior Production Manager SARAH PAREDES Audience Development Manager BECKY FENTON For Subscription Inquiries 888 239 2455 Classified Advertising Sales DAVID AVILA 310 533 2517 Fax 310 533 2512 Email david avila@ bobit com EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD Michael Dallessandro Director of Transportation Waterloo N Y Central School District Ted Finlayson Schueler President Safety Rules Syracuse New York Tim Flood Executive Vice President The Trans Group Spring Valley New York Derek Graham Pupil Transportation Consultant Cary North Carolina Pam McDonald Director of Transportation and Mechanical Services Orange Calif Unified School District Michael Shields Director of Transportation and Auxiliary Services Salem Keizer Public Schools Salem Oregon Cheryl Wolf Special Needs Transportation Consultant Lafayette Indiana BOBIT BUSINESS MEDIA Chairman 1961 2014 NAPT Hall of Fame 1999 EDWARD J BOBIT President and CEO TY BOBIT VP and Chief Operating Officer CYNDY DRUMMEY Chief Financial Officer ARMAND DEL DUCA Business Editorial Offices Bobit Business Media 3520 Challenger St Torrance CA 90503 310 533 2587 Fax 310 533 2512 Email sbf@ bobit com PRINTED IN U S A FLEET 6 SCHOOL BUS FLEET JUNE 2018 WWW SCHOOLBUSFLEET COM Community Relationship Skills Are Essential for Maintaining School Safety In a post on the School Bus Fleet blog school safety consultant Cheryl Spittler notes that in light of the shooting in Parkland Florida now is a good time for school employees to re evaluate skills such as building relationships identifying struggling students and de escalating student behaviors schoolbusfleet com Jun18b VIDEO School Bus Driver Aide Recount Crash and Saving Special Needs Students A South Carolina school bus driver and aide share details on how they used their training to ensure that their passengers stayed safe when a tractortrailer crashed into their bus schoolbusfleet com Jun18c WATCH READ FEEDBACK Great article about the security of school buses See April May issue pg 14 I am interested in terrorism training for the drivers in our school district This type of training is still so new there are hardly any structured training programs out there so I love the information youve provided I am a bus driver and your article inspired me Every transportation department employee from mechanics to custodians monitors drivers and administrators needs a heightened awareness of terrorism training I lead a group of 40 dedicated safety minded school bus drivers who visit elementary schools with one goal in mind to save lives through hands on learning We teach students about distracted motorists the need to remove ear buds while getting on and off the bus and generally the need for students to bear responsibility for their safety both on and off the bus Although your article is not about student boarding safety school bus drivers need help spreading the message that students should load and unload in a straight line forward of the bus where they can easily be seen by their driver The primary photo in this article shows students in the danger zone Our program teaches students if they are close enough to touch the bus they are too close The students shown in the article photo are unable to be seen by the bus driver Newer bus stop procedures are replacing hazardous bus stop habits and behaviors that have been in practice for years Its a daily battle Im hoping that writing to you can help spread the message that all bus related articles need stock photos of students outside the danger zone We need updated bus stop photos to reinforce the message to stay back stay away stay alive Meredith Banks S O A R Student Safety Education Coordinator Cobb County School District Marietta Georgia Security Tips Appreciated Despite Danger Zone Error