● At present, in various regions, there is still the problem of indifferent sense of responsibility for school bus safety management among various groups of people such as school leaders, drivers and caretakers, parents and students
● The tragedy of "School Bus Killing" reflects the problem of inadequate information communication between home and school. Parents may be unaware of their children’s hours of “out of control” out of trust in school bus safety and management of the school.
● To prevent tragedies, it is necessary to awaken the sense of responsibility of young child managers. While strengthening the concept of "student safety is above everything", strengthen the follow-up and accountability of the implementation of the school bus "counting" and "handover" procedures
□ Our reporter Zhao Li
□ Intern Xing Yiming
On August 31, Spokesperson Zhang Ming of the Ministry of Public Security revealed that the Traffic Management Bureau of the Ministry of Public Security deployed various localities to carry out special rectification actions for school bus traffic violations, strengthened road law enforcement inspections, and strictly investigated and severely punished school buses and student vehicles for overcrowding, speeding, illegal modification, Illegal acts such as not driving on the approved route.
The background of this special rectification action is inseparable from the frequent occurrence of "school bus deaths" incidents in recent days.
On August 7, the Public Security Bureau of Luanchuan County, Henan Province notified that at 8 am on August 6, Jiang Mouhua, the legal person of a temporary child care service center in Chengguan Town, Luanchuan County, Henan Province, was driving 3 children to the care center , Leaving the two-year-old boy Bu X in the car.
At about 17 pm that day, Bu was found dead in the car.
On July 14, a 5-year-old boy from a kindergarten in Suixi County, Zhanjiang City, Guangdong Province was forgotten in the school bus when he returned to the kindergarten by the school bus.
In the school bus exposed to the sun, the temperature inside the bus continued to rise, and eventually the boy was severely dehydrated and died.
It is the consensus of the whole society to strengthen school bus safety management and ensure the personal safety of students riding school buses.
As early as April 2012, the State Council issued and implemented the "School Bus Safety Management Regulations", which clearly stipulated that car care personnel should count the number of students on the bus, verify the number of students getting off the bus, and confirm that all the students on the bus have left the bus. Get out of the car.
However, the "school bus kills" tragedy is still happening frequently.
What is the reason behind it?
What is the current status of school bus safety?
A reporter from the Rule of Law Daily conducted an investigation recently.
Young child was locked in school bus and died
Frequent tragedies deserve reflection
Jinzai is 5 years old this year and has been studying for two years at Xinmiao Kindergarten in Jiepao Town, Suixi County, Zhanjiang City.
At 7:30 on July 14th, Jinzi’s mother sent her children to the kindergarten school bus as usual. There were five or six village students who got on the bus with Jinzi.
Guangdong is very hot in summer. Jinzai's father Chen Peng still remembers that it was a sunny day.
At about 17 o'clock that day, when Jinzai's mother was going to the village entrance to pick up her children from school, she received a call from the kindergarten teacher, saying that Jinzai had a sudden shock during the lunch break and was taken to the county people's hospital by the kindergarten school bus.
After arriving at the hospital, the doctor informed Jinzi that he had no vital signs when he was sent.
In grief, Chen Peng immediately called the police.
Finally, Chen Peng learned from the police the cause of Jinzi's death.
At 8 am on the day of the incident, the school bus arrived at the kindergarten, but when he got off the bus, Jin Tsai could not keep up with the team. The teacher with the car and other students got off the bus. He did not notice Jin Tsai, and did not conduct a roll call or check.
The school bus was then parked on the open space opposite the kindergarten. When the driver left the school bus, he did not find Jinzi who had not got off the bus.
On the outer wall of this kindergarten, there is also posted the "School Bus Safety Management Plan", which clearly requires that the follower teacher must check the boarding list during the follow-up process to confirm the children getting on and off the bus before the end of the follow-up , The entire carriage must be inspected to ensure that no child is left in the car.
"This is not an accident, but human negligence that caused the death of the child." Chen Peng has been unable to let go of this.
The death of Kam Tsai is not an isolated case.
A reporter from the Rule of Law Daily found that there have been many tragedies in China where children were locked in school buses or died in private cars.
Illegal modification protection is missing
Driver screening hidden tricks
"School bus kills" frequently, what are the reasons behind it?
A reporter from the Rule of Law Daily visited and investigated recently and found that it was related to many factors.
In some private kindergartens, a reporter from the "Rule of Law Daily" saw that the school bus used to pick up and drop off children was remodeled by a medium-sized van. The sanitary condition in the bus was worrying and the environment was messy, and a small bench was placed.
According to students’ parents, although school buses of this kind will not be overloaded, safety measures are worrisome.
“There are no safety belts and other protective equipment in the car. Last time my child slipped off the chair when the driver braked. Fortunately, he was not injured.” said a parent of a student surnamed Liu.
Even some private kindergartens are responsible for driving and picking up students from distant relatives of the principal, who have not undergone professional training and inspection before entering the job.
In this regard, a kindergarten logistics staff who did not want to be named revealed: “Actually, it is very common in private kindergartens to let family relatives pick up and drop off students, because everyone thinks that it’s just a matter of picking up. The driver and the driver are serious and responsible. Although the seats are not up to standard, the teacher will count the number of people one by one regardless of whether it is received in the garden or sent home."
Some elementary school extracurricular institutions also have school buses.
According to industry insiders, some extracurricular institutions, especially cities and towns at prefecture-level cities, have many students in the morning and evening care of the extracurricular tutoring institutions. Because they are close to the school, the teachers of the institutions take the students back after the afternoon care. School class.
Most of the night care is picked up by parents, but some students need to be picked up by school bus.
Most of the school buses that pick up and drop off are medium-sized vans, which can accommodate 6 people except the driver.
In a prefecture-level city in Henan Province, a reporter from the Rule of Law Daily found that a "school bus" packed 10 people, nearly double the number.
In addition to a teacher, there were 9 students, 5 of them squeezed into the three seats behind, and next to the driver sat a slightly fat student.
In the middle two seats, the teacher held a student, and the next two students squeezed into a seat.
A small bench was placed on the aisle from the second row to the third row.
According to a student surnamed Gao in the cram school, the small bench in the car is for the teacher. When the seat is too crowded, the teacher will sit here.
"The number of people in the car is uncertain. Sometimes parents don’t have to take the school bus to pick them up. It’s actually not common for 10 people to take a car. Usually there are seven or eight people in a car. Today, 9 students take a car. It’s because today there are only these 9 people who have no parents to pick up. Under normal circumstances, students will be squeezed. Anyway, these students are not far away, and they will be there." This student surnamed Gao Say.
A reporter from the "Rule of Law Daily" noticed that the windows of this type of school bus are covered with membranes, and it is difficult to see the seating situation inside the bus from outside the windows.
However, some private kindergartens have a better reputation.
Little Harvard Kindergarten is the largest private kindergarten in a prefecture-level city and has been in operation for 10 years.
It is understood that this kindergarten is equipped with 4 school buses for transporting students.
Each car can accommodate 19 people, but in reality it will only take about 15 people at a time, one for each person, accompanied by a dedicated teacher.
“First of all, we must strictly follow the school bus driver’s employment standards to assess, and we must also examine the driver’s work attitude. The driver’s probation period is 3 months, during which it will be fully judged whether the driver meets the standards. Although the requirements are high, the probation period is compared with the public Kindergarten principals, but our kindergarten drivers will have a higher salary. I hope they can be responsible for the students and drive safely." The kindergarten’s principal, surnamed Wang, told the reporter of the Rule of Law Daily.
In addition, according to the director of the kindergarten surnamed Wang, the teachers of the kindergarten have also undergone professional training, including escape training, first aid, etc. These teachers are not responsible for bringing lessons, but are mainly responsible for picking up students.
"There are two adults, a teacher and a driver, after getting off the car. The teacher should count the number of people again according to the normal process. If you use a little snack, this kind of tragedy will not happen." said the principal, surnamed Wang.
Weak parental responsibility
Blind spots in the connection between home and school
A reporter from the Rule of Law Daily found that there are still some parents with "big hearts".
Ms. Chen has a 3-year-old son. She started inquiring about the enrollment status of several public kindergartens near her home last year, and finally chose a private kindergarten in the urban area, but this kindergarten does not have a professional school bus.
"In the beginning, I wanted to let the children go to public kindergartens, but I asked a few public kindergartens and they did not provide pick-up services. We are really busy, and often we don’t take care of picking up children. Therefore, providing pick-up services is also an important reason why we choose private kindergartens. "Ms. Chen said.
In Ms. Chen's view, it is not a big problem that the school does not have a professional school bus. She even thinks that the professional school bus is not as good as a minivan.
"The car is small and the seats are close. If there is anything, the teacher can pull it in time."
Another parent surnamed Wu said that it was helpless to choose a private kindergarten.
"The location of our household registration and other circumstances does not meet the admission requirements of the public garden that provides shuttles, and even if the registration is within the jurisdiction of this kindergarten, it may not be able to be registered. So it does not matter if the kindergarten school bus is professional or unprofessional. If the teacher is responsible, there will be no big problems." said the parent surnamed Wu.
The School Bus Safety Research Group of the School of Administration of Jilin University once organized experts to conduct in-depth investigations in various provinces. It took several months to write the "Research Report on School Bus Safety Management". The report also pointed out the above-mentioned problems: the operating costs and fees of regular professional school buses are higher, plus The fact that some parents have a weak sense of safety responsibility provides a space for illegal operation of "black school buses", which further increases the hidden dangers of school bus management.
According to the report, all provinces generally report that school bus purchase costs are high, daily school bus operation and management costs are high, and professional drivers who drive school buses have low salaries, resulting in low enthusiasm for school bus drivers.
In addition, the lack of awareness of school bus safety responsibility reflects the insufficient publicity and education efforts of relevant functional departments, and the failure to form a social environment for the good operation of school buses.
At present, there is still a problem of indifferent sense of responsibility for school bus safety management among various groups of people such as school leaders, drivers and caretakers, parents and students in various regions.
During the operation of school buses, drivers and caretakers have unclear awareness of responsibilities, poor professionalism, poor service levels, and inability to complete the task of caring for students and young children. Parents complain about school bus drivers and caretakers.
At the same time, guardians have not been able to perform their duties effectively. When connecting with school bus drivers and caregivers, blind spots often appear, causing no one to pick up and take care of students.
Public park or cancel school bus
Management Specialization and Intensification
What about the performance of public kindergartens?
Ms. Yang, who works in an experimental kindergarten in a prefecture-level city, told the reporter of the Rule of Law Daily that the experimental kindergarten where she works is very strict in school bus management.
For example, drivers are required to have three to five years of driving experience, are over 30 years old, have never had a record of traffic accidents and serious traffic violations, and have a good driving credit record.
Before entering the job, drivers are required to submit a health report to prove that there are no hidden diseases that affect driving.
And every school bus driver has a one-month probation period before officially entering the job. Only those who perform well during the probation period can enter the job.
During school hours, a reporter from the Rule of Law Daily saw in a municipal public kindergarten in a prefecture-level city in Henan Province that the kindergarten students lined up in an orderly manner under the arrangement of the teacher.
There are 15 people in a row, and there is a teacher at the head of the row. After the teacher counts the number of people in the queue and confirms that they are correct, he leads the students into the school bus.
This kind of school bus is also a professional school bus that meets the national standards. The bus is equipped with seat belts, one for each person.
According to Ms. Gao, the deputy head of the kindergarten, all school buses have undergone rigorous inspections at the inspection line. Circuits, vehicle oil lines, and fire protection systems will also be regularly inspected and checked. Drivers are also strictly screened. "In addition to school buses In addition to the basic standards of drivers, those who like to drink and smoke are not within our scope of employment."
A reporter from the Rule of Law Daily also visited two public kindergartens in Beijing. The staff of these two kindergartens stated that there is no school bus to pick you up. If parents have problems, they can call in advance and students can go to the teacher or the duty room of their class first. Stay a while longer.
"The students accepted by our kindergarten are generally registered in the kindergarten jurisdiction, and the residence is closer to the kindergarten. And indeed sometimes there are too many students, we are also worried that the teacher will be overwhelmed and negligent. The teacher is one-to-many, and the parent is one. For one, this is relatively more convenient and safer.” said Ms. Wei, a staff member of one of the kindergartens.
The principal of another public kindergarten told the reporter of the Rule of Law Daily that more and more public kindergartens are now canceling school-owned school buses, and it is likely that more public kindergartens will implement this in the future.
The "Research Report on School Bus Safety Management" also shows that most provinces have formed a pattern in which multiple school bus service methods coexist.
There are mainly the following types of school bus operators: school-owned, professional company operation, bus company trusteeship, student bus line, road transportation and rural passenger transportation company carrier, individual school bus service provider operation, etc. The operating mode mainly includes franchise and Concurrently operate two kinds.
Judging from the survey situation, most provinces encourage companies with a certain scale of funds, years of operating experience and professional qualifications to conduct unified professional and intensive management of school buses.
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