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12:45 p.m. The driver took the child home. The parents had not received any notice from the school that their child was absent. During its April 24 committee of the whole session the Upper Canada District School Board (UCDSB) reviewed a report from David Coombs, superintendent of school effectiveness, on the incident. The report stated that the driver did not check the bus to make sure all students had left before driving back to the parking site. The report also noted that the teacher supervising the junior kindergarten class that day forgot to do the usual attendance check using a clipboard sheet to mark if any students are absent. These attendance sheets are handed in to the front office. The teacher did make a mental note that the student was not present but failed to notify the front office right away. Instead she took the rest of the class to gym for the
first part of the day and did not report the child as absent until an hour later when she had a preparation period. She told the office administrator that the child was absent. The information was noted on the corrected attendance list but the sheet was set aside because the administrator was occupied with other matters. The ad- ministrator meant to phone the parents and confirm the absence but did not do so. The UCDSB report concluded that several factors combined to create the incident. It made six recommendations to prevent or reduce the chance of a repeat incident. The UCDSB should have all school buses equipped by Sept. 1 this year with electron- ic “child check” systems that will show driv- ers if any student is still on a bus. Second is the UCDSB work with Student Transpor- tation of Eastern Ontario on reviewing bus safety and looking at other aids for drivers,
like video cameras to both ensure student safety. Third is for a review by Sept. 1 of the safe arrival protocols for schools. Also the new Family Portal system, which goes on- line in the UCDSB region in the 2013-2014 term become part of the school-home communication setup for confirming stu- dent absences and notifying parents if their child has not arrived. The report stated that “this will not replace the importance of speaking to an adult in cases of unex- plained absence.” Fourth is a review of the present school attendance tracking and recording procedure, including looking for an efficient electronic data recording sys- tem if one is available. The last recommendation calls for a com- plete outline of the safe arrival procedures included in the board’s September opera- tions message to all school principals, ad- ministration and staff.
BROCKVILLE | An incident involving a Kemptville kindergarten student left be- hind on a school bus has spurred the Up- per Canada School District to review how it keeps track of students who have to ride buses to school throughout the district. A child in junior kindergarten at Kempt- ville Public School fell asleep while on the morning bus run. The child was left behind when all the other students had gotten off the bus. He remained unnoticed as the bus driver returned the vehicle to its regular parking spot until it was needed for the af- ternoon run. The child stayed sleeping on the bus un- til the driver came back and found him at
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