“Prevention and Safety” defines 9 responsibilities for school bus supervisors

The school requests periodic reports on students' behavior inside the bus.

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The Prevention and Safety Authority in Sharjah has identified, through a virtual awareness program held remotely entitled (Bus Safety and Child Care) as part of the Safe Return to Schools initiative, in cooperation with the Health Education Department of the Supreme Council for Family Affairs and the Sharjah Special Education Authority, in which 85 followers participated through the zoom app The responsibilities of school bus supervisors and supervisors, students' families and the school, stressing that there are nine responsibilities for bus supervisors.

In detail, the authority said during the program that discussed bus safety and childcare under the current circumstances, that there are nine responsibilities that bus supervisors have, the most important of which is the appropriate ability to manage children's behaviors through verbal and physical means of communication, the ability to use all equipment on the bus, and supervise the operation Downloading and downloading students, the ability to evacuate the bus in emergency situations, knowledge of the requirements for student transport, the mechanism for dealing with children of determination, the ability to communicate with parents, the school and students, knowledge of child protection laws, knowledge of the necessary needs inside the bus such as first aid and others, and confirmation To adhere to the precautionary measures to combat "Covid-19" that the concerned authorities have set for students.

She explained that the students' families have several responsibilities, the most important of which is to ensure their presence while their children get on and off the bus, to educate their children about safety rules while they are on the bus and the need to adhere to the precautionary measures for the Coronavirus, and to ensure continuous communication with the school administration and the bus supervisor to ensure the safety of their children.

She indicated that there are six responsibilities for the school to ensure the transportation of students to and from their homes by buses, the most important of which is to ensure that the bus supervisor is inside it at all times, especially when they get off and ride, train the bus supervisor on the basics of public safety, ensure physical spacing between students, and request periodic reports. By the supervisor of the behavior of each student inside the bus, providing the highest and best standards of control and safety inside the bus, educating students about public safety procedures, and providing periodic training to evacuate students and supervisors in emergency situations.

She added that one of the most important things that the bus supervisor should enjoy is that he is well-informed and has good information about children's behaviors and their stages of mental and psychological development in order to be able to deal with them, and that he is familiar with the methods of supervising students and ensuring their safety during their riding and disembarkation, and to be familiar with safety methods and procedures. The general public, especially the preventive measures against the Coronavirus, and to be of good conduct.

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