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This training provides an overview of the use of child safety restraint systems on school buses, with a focus on preschool-aged children and children with disabilities. Instructional videos are incorporated throughout the training. Participants are provided time for hands-on practice.
This training is open to the public. Child Passenger Safety Technicians will earn 3.5 continuing education units (CEU) for training completion.
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Agenda
Participant Guide
A-to-Z: Glossary of TermsModule Handout: Introduction
Module 2 Handout: Identify School Buses
Module Handout: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
Module Handout: Occupant Protection for Children
Module Handout: Overview of CSRS Use
Module Handout: CSRS with Cam Wraps
Module Handout: CSRS and Students with Disabilities
Module Handout: CSRS and Emergency Evacuation
Module Handout: Putting it all Together
American School Bus CouncilThis educational site, formed through a collaboration of trade organizations (National Association of Pupil Transportation and National School Transportation Association, NASDPTS and the major school bus manufacturers), provides information to promote the safety and value of school buses.
This organization of state transportation officials provides contact information for each state’s transportation director, position statements and other resources on its website.
This organization convenes delegates from each state every five years to maintain the student transportation industry’s voluntary set of guidelines. Its website, hosted by NASDPTS, includes a link to the National School Transportation Specification and Procedures document.
NHTSA’s school bus safety page provides information on school bus regulations, seat belts on school buses and bus stop safety.
The National Safety Council’s page on school bus safety provides safety tips for at the bus stop, around the bus stop, on the bus and getting on/off the bus.
Safe Ride News, a publisher of printed and online resources for the child passenger safety field, publishes materials that focus on the safety of preschoolers and children with disabilities on school buses.