Most classroom doors have locks that can help keep out intruders. School buses aren’t afforded the same luxury due to the nature of how they operate, constantly letting students on and off. That’s when schools must rely on employee training and technology to enhance student safety.
Years ago, in Liberty, Mo., an intruder made his way onto a school bus filled with students. The bus driver followed training protocol and was able to get the man off the bus. She then drove to a safe location and called police. That same intruder then tried to get on a second school bus but the driver also followed their training. Police were dispatched to the area and the suspect was taken into custody. No one was hurt.
“Every summer, we would train drivers on how to deal with intruders on the school bus. The school safety director would have his people come over and conduct a training on how to maintain the safety of the bus,” Jeff Baird, a former transportation manager for the Liberty Public School District 53, told Campus Safety. Baird now works for Transportant, a solution used by the district. “We made it known that to step on a bus was against guidelines in the law. We took that pretty seriously but we never used it…until we did. And this is a story you won’t hear about because it worked.”
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