Several reports to ODN of unsafe driver action around School Bus off loading.

We asked the School District about it:

We are not aware of any statistics/ increases of this concern; however, there is a province wide concern and it has happened in our district. We are seeking funding for exterior mounted cameras on buses to capture offenders not heeding the stop arm. These cameras will enable us to provide clear information to the RCMP and get the word out that they exist. We are hoping this can be accomplished this school year. Meanwhile, if there is anything that the media or RCMP can do to encourage drivers to watch for flashing lights and stop arms and obey the law, we would be appreciative of this as

Bev Young
Superintendent of Schools

We asked the RCMP about it:

We did receive a call last week from someone about this but the caller had no specific information to provide. They were told that we would absolutely investigate reports of unsafe driving around school buses and to call back anytime they witness this. For us to successfully investigate these types of incidents a licence plate of the vehicle involved and location of where this is happening helps.

We have not received any reports from bus drivers nor has the SD asked or requested any observation or enforcement.

Cpl. Christiana Tarasoff
Oliver Detachment, RCMP