Bus cameras will help us keep kids safe

One of the items discussed at the board study session this week was the purchase and installation of new security cameras on all 145 of the district’s school buses.

Drivers have a big responsibility to get children to and from school safely. Just like anyone behind the wheel, that means their attention is devoted to the road. That makes it hard for a driver to be involved in everything going on with the children in the seats behind them. Cameras can give us a big assist in stopping bullying and other unsafe behaviors. They also help us get the story straight when tales about what happened on the bus stray from the truth.

I want to say thanks to Charlie Ott, our director of transportation, and the drivers who do a great job every day getting our children to and from school. The board will be voting to authorize the purchase of bus cameras at the Oct. 20 meeting.

I’ll turn it over to Mr. Ott for more about the bus cameras in a story that appeared on KSPR earlier this week.