What types of emergency procedures should be practiced with children and how often?
Each agency providing transportation services must ensure that at least two bus evacuation drills are conducted during the program year in addition to the one during the first 30 days which must be conducted on the vehicle the child will be riding. Other recommendations – Weather-related: the driver should be aware of the weather at all times and be prepared both physically and mentally to take appropriate action when needed. For example, in tornado seasons, the driver and bus aide should always be on the look out for a tornado and children should have practiced the drill procedure before the season starts . With proper preparation, appropriate response will happen when people know what to do – automatically. Emergency procedures that children will follow can be reinforced by teachers and parents, thus communicating to the children that they will be ready and in safe hands. Written procedures must be in place and staff and parents trained to respond appropriately to the various emergen
