VIDEO TRAINING PROGRAMS
FOR DRIVERS
NEW! "PUTTING THE BRAKES ON HARASSMENT: TRAINING FOR SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS"
This video training program will help your drivers recognize and address student-to-student harassment when it happens on their watch. A trainer's discussion guide and handout for drivers is included. LEARN MORE
"STEERING CLEAR OF LIABILITY: TRAINING FOR SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS"
This video training program drives home the concern of unauthorized stops and schedules! Train drivers to avoid legal detours created when a driver
doesn't follow the rules. LEARN MORE
"CONFIDENTIAL RECORDS: TRAINING FOR SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS"
The only video training program about confidentiality created for school bus drivers! This award-winning program meets federally-mandated prerequisites for drivers to get the information they need. LEARN MORE
LEGAL ROUTES™ NEWSLETTER
“Your roadmap to pupil transportation law and compliance.” This bi-monthly newsletter offers analysis you can understand, experience you can benefit from, and a foundation you can depend on for the critical decisions transportation officials must make. LEARN MORE
Presentation Topics
Topics vary in length, format, and intended audience (e.g., drivers, attendants, supervisors, general office staff). We'll work with you to structure these sessions to best meet your needs.
The Road to Learning
Consider the role school transportation can play in student success. The yellow school bus can be a child's access to education in the truest sense, but it can also be a barrier. We will consider ways in which we can support the educational process as we travel with our precious cargo down the Road to Learning.
Deal or No Deal
When to fight, when to cave, and when to compromise in school transportation legal dilemmas
Lost, Missing or Merely Misplaced
Risks and remedies for the Transportation Department’s involvement in situations where students just aren’t where they’re supposed to be
Avoiding Liability: The Real Risks
Myths and musts when it comes to legal worries: what are true danger zones? We’ll consider the real risks that student-to-student harassment, failure to follow policy, and driver training issues present.
Dealing with Difficult Employees
Employee issues can be unsettling and complex. We’ll take the tension out of such topics as Discipline, Discrimination, and Due Process
Groaning over Overtime
How to work with the requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act
Choosing and Losing Employees
Legal issues in hiring and firing transportation staff members
Sharing Information Legally
It’s clear that you have to have certain types of student information to transport students to school safely and ready to learn. But are there risks in sharing?
Pre & Post Boarding Injuries
Preventing some of the calamities that can occur when students aren’t even on the bus.
Putting the Brakes on Harassment
The old “sing-song” says sticks and stones may break our bones, but words will never hurt us” – But that turns out not to be true. Bullying and harassment are barriers to learning. We’ll talk about appropriate responses on the bus and at the bus stop.
Hot Topics in Special Needs Transportation
(and a variety of specific topics within this area, such as: “Reading between the Lines: What the New IDEA Regs Mean for you,” or “’Access’: It’s Not Just a Word" or “Transportation Issues Under Section 504”). Focus on current themes and cases related to the transportation of students with special needs challenges.