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School Bus Ridership Program Jr and Sr High |
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Introduction Safely on Board will contact the
Principal of each School to explain the basics of the program and to gather
information about the school: v
time
table v
number
of classes of each grade v
number
of students in each class Each group will consist of 20 to 45
students (one to two classrooms). This program is divided into two 30 minute
segments: v
in
the classroom v
on
board the School Bus It is necessary to have the teachers
and teacher's aids accompany
the students out to the bus. Parents and school bus drivers are also welcome
to attend the program. |
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Program |
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Buzzer Board After a brief introduction to the Mock
Disaster Game The instructor will set up a
scenario of a School Bus disaster. Each student will be given a "Life
Card" representing their life and a role card. The role card outlines
who they are and how they should act during the disaster as well as if they
were injured. The students will then move out to
the secured School Bus. Students will be encouraged to act out their role as
explained on their individual role card. Accommodations for special needs
students should be put in place in advance. Teachers are requested to
participate in the mock disaster to assist with the on-board conduct of the
students. After one or two minutes the
instructor will stop the drill. The "Life Card" will be collected
from any students who have remained on board the bus. Any students who have
exited the school bus will retain their "Life Card". Conclusion All students will re-board the bus
and the mock disaster will be evaluated; an in-depth discussion as to why
some students were unable to evacuate the School Bus. The instructor will teach proper
emergency protocol. Thus, providing the students the necessary information as
to how a real emergency evacuation should be conducted. The program ends with a controlled
rear-door emergency evacuation drill. Upon exiting the school bus students
will be asked to go to a safe spot at least 35 metres away from the school
bus. Once there the students will be instructed to locate the students who
were seated near or beside them. This will assist the driver to insure that
every passenger on board has safely exited the school bus. |
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Time Safely on board requires at least 60 minutes for each group. The time will be divided into two 30 minute segments. The first segment is in the classroom then moving out to the School Bus for the mock disaster. Individual school timetables will dictate the duration of the program. The program will be amended to adjust to individual school time tables. |
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Underlying Philosophy On
many School Buses this is the oldest group on-board. This may be the only
formal bus safety instruction this group participates in, although it will
not be the last time they travel on a School Bus. |
