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JK
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 Posted - 11/11/2004 : 8:53:17 PM
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NOV 11 2004
The Hendricks County Flyer
CLAYTON, Ind. - Jack Heylmann says he's upset about a recent decision by Mill Creek Community School Superintendent Sherida Brower. His friend, a bus driver for the school system, was forced to remove a video camera from his bus.
Heylmann says his friend just wanted to catch the students who were misbehaving. When Brower found out about the camera, she had it removed.
"I would like to see cameras in all of them," Heylmann said. "Because it protects the kids. For the reason that somebody decides to beat up on someone else -- here's proof."
Heylmann added that catching someone on tape, rather than having a child's word against a bus driver's word, would shape things up around the school.
But Brower said her objection to the device wasn't ideological, it was a legal decision.
"I have absolutely no issue with putting cameras in buses," Brower said.
But as for a bus driver doing it on his own, she says, "We can't do that. There are all kinds of legal issues about people photographing children without parents' knowledge."
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rookiedriver
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Posted - 11/11/2004 : 9:47:04 PM
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| Our district will put video cameras on our buses for several reasons and sometimes without the drivers knowledge. A few weeks ago, a parent felt that their child was being harrassed by the driver and our superviser put the camera on without the driver knowing. The parent saw the behavior of their child and was very suprised.The child was out of control. I have used the camera to help solve discipline problems on my bus. I always tell the kids that they are being taped. If they deside to continue misbehaving, then they have to face the consequences from their parents and the principal. I find it helpful to control unruly children by telling them that they are being taped. Our school district expects the same code of conduct on the bus as they do in the classroom. If we all work together, a video camera can be a very resourceful tool. The only people who veiw our tapes are the drivers, school personel and parents. We also have a statement in our student handbook that states, "The Board of Education has approved the installation and use of vidio cameras on district school buses. These cameras are rotated as needed to reduce the number of discipline problems and increase safe transportation for all students." I think Heylmann is on the right track!! rookiedriver |
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Stevebus42
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Posted - 12/19/2004 : 06:08:44 AM
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Video camera on school buses are not the magic pill that a lot of drivers think. The administrators have to watch the tape and many of them out there think they are to busy. I remember several years ago a route that I drove in the country. I was having problems identifying student so I took the tape to one of the administrators. She and the main principal decided to watch it with me. The tape was on for about 5 minutes when the main principal called thre other administrator in. We were also joined by a couple of teachers with free periods. They scutenized the tape in the end they had a list of missbehaving students. Some of the stuff they hit on I was totally unaware of it happening. While I wrote up a kid from the high school that kept switching seats. That administrator said she watch the tape and didn't see him move. Yet he schows up in the tape in five different seats?
For any district contemplating the insullation of video camera I would recommend the digital system over the vhs system. |
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Salaskie
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Posted - 12/20/2004 : 09:54:51 AM
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| What isn't clear in this instance is who owned the video camera. Since the district was opposed, I can only assume the camera belonged to the driver. Ouch! I wouldn't touch that one with a 10 foot pole. We can't even let our drivers take pictures with a personal camera of the students. I'm sure the driver had good intentions, but the legal implications are huge. How about asking for a bus monitor to be assigned to his bus? |
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Mill Creek resident wants cameras on school buses
