Beer Run in a School Bus!

Sometimes potentially tragic things are just a little comical. I think that is the case when discussing a particular school bus driver in Red Oak, Texas. You can read more about this story at
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/021108dnmetbusdriverdrink.afbf778d.html. The essence of the problem is that the driver, after dropping off a group of kids at a tennis tournament, took the school bus, went to a nearby convenience store, and purchased beer. Fortunately, the bus driver never returned to pick the kids up. A concerned parent notified authorities of the whereabouts of the school bus driver. As you can imagine, the superintendent was a little upset.

This is one of the easiest arguments for tracking school buses with GPS units that I have ever heard of! Imagine if the entire Red Oak School District bus fleet were outfitted with GPS tracking units. In such a case, every driver would know that their whereabouts are being tracked at all times. Though one might be crazy enough to still do as this guy, it is highly unlikely that they ever would. Certainly not if they intended to stay employed with the school district.

The best news, and the only reason this is comical, in this instance is that the driver never came back to drive those kids home.

One way to combat this in the future is under development at SchoolBusRoster.com.

Keep safe and healthy!
Steven Van Ooyen

CTO - Track What Matters