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SOMMER CONFERENCE & EXPO WRAP-UP

BY DON HARRIS

Tracking of Students on School

Buses Is a Safety Issue, Expert Says

Tracking students electronically as they get on and o a tracking system that uses radio frequency identi cation cards,
school bus can provide multiple bene ts, AASBO members commonly referred to as RFIDs.
were told by an expert in the eld. Basically, a student scans their RFID card when getting on
Chance Waid, Sales Executive, Southwest US School or o a school bus. If the school gets a call from a parent saying
Bus Division, Seon, a major supplier of mobile surveillance they haven’t heard from their child, the school will know what
equipment for the bus and coach industry, said the system lets bus the student boarded, if he or she is still onboard or where
a school district know, in real time, who is on which bus. they got o , Waid said.
It can provide parents with peace-of-mind if their child is Getting a tracking program up and running takes time,
late coming home from school, Waid said. In addition, it takes said Waid, who o ered several suggestions for transportation
a burden o school bus drivers who have enough to do, without directors.
trying to keep track of who is onboard. It’s important to get the word out to parents, students,
e easy part of launching such a program, Waid said, is the community, principals, all departments in the school
choosing a vendor. He stressed the importance of having a
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