Each student will be issued a bus pass. The RFID card will be scanned as the student enters and exits the school bus, generating a live roster. Given that many students have multiple transportation arrangements, this technology will allow school and transportation administrators to determine which bus a student is on, when he or she boarded, and when and where he or she disembarked from the bus.  Please contact your child's school if your student needs to register for transportation. Once registered, a bus pass will be sent to your student's school. While students will be required to use the bus pass, there is a procedure for the driver to manually add them to the electronic bus roster if their pass is missing or damaged. For younger students, attaching the bus pass to a strap on the book bag may be the best option for ensuring that they always have the bus pass for boarding.

 

The Orange County School Board heard the concerns from our community regarding the
temperatures on our school buses during the late summer and early fall months. In
response to these concerns, all OCPS buses have been retrofitted with air conditioning.
This is a significant step to improving both student and driver comfort. Special thanks go
out to Sonny Merryman, Inc and Kingmor Supply, Inc., the bus dealerships that installed
the vehicle air conditioning systems.

 

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