Transportation - COVID-19
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Interview with Carlos Guerrero About Carlos Guerrero: Carlos served as the Operations Risk Manager at Shanghai American School, in Shanghai China. He was involved with all areas of school operations, as a safeguard to mitigating risk, this included transportation and the reopening of the school under Covid regulations. Carlos is currently advising schools on transportation and risk management. About Shanghai American School in Shanghai, China: A large international school with more than 3,000 students located on 2 campuses situated on opposite sides of the city. The transportation service consisted of more than 200 buses and was offered to not only s…
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It is a commonly known fact that the school authorities are extra cautious about the health of their students after the outbreak of COVID-19. The school management has been researching different tactics to improve the health of their students. Most of the schools have started collecting students' medical history to get a clear picture of students' overall health. School Health Services software are available to ease frontline health workers' jobs, including school nurses. What all steps have your school taken to improve the health management of the students? Please share!
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Operating School Transport During COVID - Round Table Discussion Summary
by linda@schooltransportmanag- 1 reply
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The International School Recovery Forum recently held a Round Table Discussion with International Schools from around the world to discuss the lessons learned and challenges faced in operating a school bus transportation service during COVID-19. Below are some of the insights from the schools and guidance from transportation consultants. Temperature reading Taking temperature outside of bus and before the student enters the bus: If the child’s temperature is found to be elevated the student should be returned home. Note that ambient temperature outside the bus could impact on the actual temperature reading and the ability of non-medical trained sta…
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Lessons learned: Operating School Transport during a pandemic
by linda@schooltransportmanag- 0 replies
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By Linda Howard - School Transport Management Limited (https://www.schooltransportmanagement.com/) - November 2020 In September, I wrote a brief article to applaud the behind the scenes work of industry professionals including operators, schools and regulators; working hard to come up with best guidance and plans to safely operate school transport services during the Covid-19 Pandemic. So where are we now and how is the industry coping? Almost seven months later and for the most part, guidance to operate has become standardised across most countries, with minor variations to social distancing and order of process. School buses continue to be the safest form of …
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Tips for Cleaning School Buses in the Age of Coronavirus
by Kevin Lloyd- 1 reply
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Some International School children spend as much as 3 hours riding school buses daily. To help protect the health of children, teachers, and staff because of Coronavirus schools must address their cleaning protocols and ensure they are taking every step possible to clean for health. One of the first areas of focus should be the school buses that transport children every day. They also transport countless amounts of germs. This means a student can contaminate an area as soon as they touch the seat or handrail. School buses are prone to the spread of infectious diseases such as colds and the flu. The students directly, as well as surfaces such as the seat backs and…
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School Transport under Covid-19 - Webinar Recording
by Kevin Lloyd- 0 replies
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Industry experts shared learnings and recommendations for operating school transportation services under COVID-19. For many schools, returning students to the classroom is dependent on a functioning transportation service. COVID-19 has had a major impact on the operations of transportation services, especially in regards to safety and efficiency. There are three areas that the experts in this webinar discussed were: New measures and protocols Alignment of rules and regulations - government and school Importance of education and communications to ensure compliance Where effective communications within the school community is vital. In order to cr…
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Addressing parental concerns on using the School Bus
by linda@schooltransportmanag- 0 replies
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School transportation is one of the safest modes of travel. This is no exception during this challenging time of working with Covid-19. Over the last several months, the industry worked diligently to bring in practices which minimize the risk of spreading this virus. However in order to minimize risks through the operations, school share the responsibility with the operator to establish safety procedure from pick up to drop off and while in transit. There should be uniformity and agreement on what procedures are to be mandated and who is responsible for compliance and oversight. Creating a clear strategy, which complies with local regulations but is operationally pr…
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School Transport Operating under Covid-19 Checklist
by Kevin Lloyd- 0 replies
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Insights and guidance for consideration by Schools offering a home to school transportation service that have been collected through various discussions and resources. REGULATIONS AND POLICIES Develop a transportation department safety plan by reviewing and updating current transportation practices – focusing on compliance and health risk. This starts from the time students are picked up in a bus or leave their car in the parking lot until the time they leave the school in a car or dropped off by the bus. Ensure that all transportation policies and procedures are aligned and integrated with the school especially communications …
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Precautions for school transportation
by Amira Fhmy- 2 replies
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Hi, We are in the preparation phase for the school reopening and we appreciate if you could share the precautions you have had regarding school transportation. What you did to respect social distancing? What are the numbers of student inside the buses? Appreciate if you could share all related steps and procedures you applied Or willing to apply. Thanks in advance, Amira Fahmy Assistante de Direction
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Transport Canada has recently released guidelines and recommendations for the safe operation of School Busses during the COVID-19 Pandemic. This document shares some interesting insights that International Schools who are operating a School Bus Service may want to consider. The document addresses things to consider before, during and after a trip. https://www2.tc.gc.ca/en/services/road/federal-guidance-school-bus-operations-during-covid-19-pandemic.html View full article
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According to experts, COVID-19 will persist to be a challenge as long as there is no vaccine. Most experts and schools from surveys we have done, believe it is prudent to be prepared to manage COVID-19 during the 2020/21 school year. With Transportation Service this is especially important as customer expectations and demands for their children’s safety and security are critical to manage. The recommendation from successful schools after reopening is to have a service supported by use of an App that engages the parents providing: Transparent information about route schedules Delays to pick-up or drop-off time Way to share c…
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Transport Canada has recently released guidelines and recommendations for the safe operation of School Busses during the COVID-19 Pandemic. This document shares some interesting insights that International Schools who are operating a School Bus Service may want to consider. The document addresses things to consider before, during and after a trip. https://www.tc.gc.ca/en/services/road/federal-guidance-school-bus-operations-during-COVID-19-pandemic.html
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Social distancing on buses?
by Mike Johnson- 1 follower
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If social distancing is required how will you extend that to your buses? Will you drivers and monitors be wearing masks and gloves?
