Clearly, I am biased on the topic of "Do my buses need School Bus Video Cameras?" it would be dishonest to pretend to be otherwise.
I believe every bus, as well as every student transported, should be afforded a higher level of safety and protection provided a school bus video observation camera system that can provide video evidence documentation in case of bullying, offenses, or violent acts by students or those charged with their safe transport. Special Needs Wheelchair School Bus Video Surveillance Systems offer a high level of liability risk management as they can verify or disprove claims of abuse to those children that require additional assistance due to wheelchairs or other needs they may have during the transportation process.
The mere presence of a School Bus Video Camera System can be a powerful means to remind people they are being recorded and that their statements to others and their actions are documented. And this is a proven deterrence for many types of negative behaviors that are often demonstrated where there are no School Bus Cameras in place because Human nature has proven that people act differently when they are accountable for their actions. For example, Driving While Texting is a nationwide epidemic and a clear and present threat to the lives of all children being transported. The mere presence of a camera monitoring the drivers may be sufficient to help them focus on their driving and not on their cell phones while transporting children, if not because it is the right thing to do, then to avoid losing their job and possible jail time should they cause an accident. The next time they see a camera in a bus might be the prison bus they are being transported in.
When considering adding a School Bus Video Camera System to your fleet, it is important to clearly define your goals in adding the School Bus Video Camera System.
The range of risk covered the spectrum of passenger transportation management. On one side, you have an application where generally the children are happy to be there, like Transportation Ministry Youth Activities Church Bus Camera Systems where they are being taken to a place where they can interact with others and enjoy their time.
Unlike other applications like Alternative School & Juvenile Detention Bus Security Camera systems, the risk exposure is different as those being transported do not have a history of problematic physical or social behaviors.
Goals in adding a School Bus Video Camera System might include:
School Bus Video Cameras can provide expert witness digital evidence for incidents that may occur within a school bus involving or between student passengers on those buses. This includes how the bus is being operated. High-tech 3-Axis Accelerometer equipped systems can document What Dangerous Driving Behaviors Look Like before they cause an accident, so the driver can be made aware of the need to operate the bus in a safer manner.
School Bus Video Cameras can help change bad behavior when those being recorded on said cameras believe or find out they can now be held accountable for their bad behavior on those vehicles.
School Bus Video Cameras can prove or disprove a child was picked up at their bus stop and dropped off at their bus stop when parents' questions arise about where their child is.
Only the customer of a student bus video observation system determines the "value" or utility of a product. In this case, it is the school district that determines what they want or need to provide the level of protection required for their students and their school district.
Those seeking a long-term assurance of function can look into School Bus Cameras w/ Lifetime System Warranty.
Should your school district be concerned about possible student behavioral issues on your district buses; bullying, harassment, assaults, drug-related sale or use, sexual harassment, assault or misconduct, or even a driver-related issue like "Texting while driving," then a proven solution is to document the violations or incidents via a Digital Expert Witness School Bus Video Camera System that can record what occurs without prejudice or bias in a sequential record that can be used to verify or disprove allegations should they arise.
Examples of the most common issues that face School District Pupil Transportation administrators and directors include:
With the above in mind, you should be able to decide for yourself if the benefits of a School Bus Video Camera system in your school bus fleet are of value to your district and something you wish to pursue.
It is not only the transportation applications of older children that can benefit from a sequential unbiased, impartial documentation of what happens on a bus transporting children; Head Start Pre-School Nursery School Child Safety Bus Camera Recorder systems can provide valuable documentation of incidents that can occur to very young pre-school children who are involved with the Head Start and Pre-school shuttle bus camera transports before they begin school. Even those in before and after school activities and Day Care programs where they pick up and drop off children from school programs incorporate Before & After Care School Child Day Care Pickup In-vehicle Shuttle Safety Cameras in their shuttle vehicles to provide risk management verification to address claims made by parents of children on their transport treatment and events.
Should you have any questions, or concerns, or require more information about various applications or School Bus Video Camera system configurations, we encourage you to let us know, and we will be happy to offer our 30+ years of market experience in sales and service of digital recording devices to respond to your concerns or questions.