“Student safety and driver support are priorities for our district,” Tim Hicks, Jerome’s transportation director, said, adding that the technology will allow bus drivers to “focus on their most important task — driving.”

Each bus will be equipped with multiple cameras that school staff — from transportation directors to administrators — can live stream at any moment. 

Jerome School District in Idaho will integrate its technology into its buses for the 2025-2026 school year.

Jerome School District in Idaho will integrate its technology into its buses for the 2025-2026 school year.

New Jersey districts are piloting the Transportant system and its Bus Compass app, allowing drivers to assign seats, and giving administrators tracking capabilities and a live feed of what’s happening on buses.

Parents in Mendham Township will know the exact location of their elementary students during the entire ride to school thanks to a new app.

Litchfield Elementary School District (LESD79) is the first Arizona school district to integrate new advanced technology into 50 of their school buses.

The 50 LESD school buses equipped with Transportant technology are the first in the state to offer transportation supervisors and school administrators an instant view of student behavior on buses to and from school.

New school bus safety technology geared toward monitoring student behavior is being installed on 50 school buses for the Litchfield Elementary School District (LESD79) in Arizona.