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Pupil Transportation

School Bus Safety/Ridership Education

School Bus Safety Bibliography

This bibliography is assembled by the Instructional Resources Unit (IRU), Manitoba Education. The document lists resources available from IRU that pertain to school bus safety (i.e. books, kits, videos, 16mm films, and websites). The resources are geared to a range of audiences - from children in Kindergarten through Senior 4, to school bus drivers and administrators.
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School Bus Safety Week

As a "rule of thumb", the third week of October is observed as School Bus Safety Week in Manitoba. Its annual theme is typically directed at a specific group (e.g. students; the motoring public). The week is an opportunity for students to receive school bus ridership training; for reminding parents and the motoring public to be particularly cautious around school bus vehicles; and, for school divisions to examine their pupil transportation practices.

In 2011, the week was observed October 17-21. The theme – I See the Driver - the Driver Sees Me stressed the importance of students making themselves visible to their school bus driver, and that school bus drivers must know students' whereabouts at all times.

PTU assembled the following information for sharing with students, parents, and the motoring public:

Contact PTU in Winnipeg for more information.

An additional supplier of school bus safety resources is Mellow Smello, a Minneapolis-based supplier which has resources ranging from complete programs, to posters and school bus safety stickers. Contact the company directly at 1-866-243-7932, extension 5448.

School Bus Ridership Education

In the 1990's, the United States' National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) developed a School Bus Pedestrian Safety Training Program consisting of guides and videos to assist grades K-6 teachers teach school bus pedestrian safety.

In 1994, Manitoba Education used this model to develop its own program - A Teacher Resource for School Bus Ridership Education - Grades K-4. The program consists of the teacher resource manual and various support materials and videos.

To obtain further information on this program, Contact PTU.