School Bus Safety Training

Every day, 480,000 school bus drivers across the United States carry 26 million students more than 340 million miles. Bus drivers play a critical role in the lives and development of each student who rides the bus. While the driver’s priority is to get students to and from school safely, their job involves more than just learning the rules of the road.

Accident prevention training lowers risk

Nationally, an average of 18 children die in school transportation-related crashes each year. That means 18 families have said goodbye to a child at a bus stop, trusting completely that the school system would return them safely home. 18 bus drivers will wake up each day for the rest of their lives wishing they could have done something differently on the day of their crash. Protect your drivers, students, and their families by mitigating accident risk with digital safety training.

Ongoing training helps bus drivers safely manage passengers

Ongoing training keeps bus drivers knowledgeable on how to manage the dozens of children riding their buses. A good training program keeps drivers aware of best practices for providing safety, including any recent changes to legislation. Research shows that investing in good training leads to increased productivity, reduced driver turnover, and a decreased need for supervision.

Save money lost to operating inefficiency

With the annual maintenance and fuel cost to run just one bus averaging around $50,000 a year, it is no wonder school districts are looking for ways to improve operating efficiency. Training is the number one way to ensure your school bus drivers are knowledgeable in the proper maintenance and upkeep of their school bus.

Poorly trained bus drivers make your school district liable for a lawsuit

How confident are you that your school bus drivers are able to handle situations involving bullying, theft, or sexual harassment- which is known to happen every single day on school buses across the nation?

• What would your driver do if a child suffered a seizure or went into diabetic shock while on the bus?
• Can your drivers recognize the signs of child abuse?
• What if a child brings a weapon or drugs onto the bus?
• Do your drivers know how to prevent injuries and falls while operating their vehicle?

If you’re not 100% certain that your drivers are up-to-date on how to respond to these situations, you need to utilize an employee training software like Infinit-I Workforce Solutions.