Safety & Security
Transporting your children safely is our top priority!
Dear Valued Customer,
For nearly 30 years, our family-owned small business has operated within this community with a commitment to providing our valued student passengers with safe and reliable transportation that informs our Company’s daily decisions. At our core, we are advocates for children and view their care as central to our mission. We constantly strive to seek and root out any element in any form that jeopardizes the mental and physical well-being of our passengers.
In light of recent news reports involving the safety of student passengers, we want to make our stance clear that we unequivocally condemn any violence – of any sort – against our student passengers.
Against this backdrop, with the singular focus on maintaining the safety and security of students, we regularly and continuously:
1. Deploying cutting-edge global positioning system (GPS) technology that provides us with real-time detailed tracking data such as our buses’ speed limits, location, any would-be mechanical issues our vehicles may encounter along their routes, and other informative real-time information;
2. Requiring our 19-A certified driver-employees to undergo state-imposed certification processes which are cross-referenced with the criminal background and fingerprint records held in the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services;
3. Subjecting our employees to randomized alcohol and drug testing as well as scheduled harassment training;
4. Equipping our buses with seat belts, a/c and heater units;
5. Undergoing daily COVID-19 disinfectant for our buses and daily 7-point vehicle safety inspections
Looking ahead, we are currently internally deliberating new additional safety and security measures such as:
1. Installing live-feed on-bus video camera;
2. Background checks above and beyond the state requirements;
3. Randomized mid-bus route check-ins by Company executive and senior staff members of the Company to ensure best standards and practices are being adhered to;
4. Additional internal checks and balances.
As part of this community ourselves, we assure you that the safety of our students is a priority. We pride ourselves in upholding the highest ethical standards possible as an organization.
If you have any questions or concerns, I, along with our dedicated team, welcome your inquiries. Thank you for the trust that you hold in our organization. We will continue to provide you with both excellent customer experience and safe, reliable transportation.
Malik Turnage
Chief Executive Officer
Cheese Bus, Inc.
