Will AI Replace School Bus Monitors?

Announce routes or stops.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Assist children with disabilities or children with psychological, emotional, or behavioral issues with boarding and exiting the school bus.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Buckle seatbelts or fasten wheelchair tie-down straps to secure passengers for transportation.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Clean school bus interiors by picking up waste, wiping down windows, or vacuuming.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Direct students boarding and exiting the school bus.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Direct students evacuating the bus during safety drills.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Escort young children across roads or highways.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Evacuate students from the school bus in emergency situations.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Guide the driver when the bus is moving in reverse gear.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Monitor for trains at railroad crossings and signal the bus driver when it is safe to proceed.

Semi-structured cognitive task involving analysis, inspection, or monitoring.

Monitor the conduct of students to maintain discipline and safety.

Semi-structured cognitive task involving analysis, inspection, or monitoring.

Open and close school bus doors for students.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Operate a wheelchair lift to load or unload wheelchairs.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Prevent or defuse altercations between students.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Report delays, accidents, or other traffic and transportation situations to dispatchers or other bus drivers, using phones or mobile two-way radios.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Respond to students' questions, requests, or complaints.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Talk to children's parents or guardians about problematic behaviors, emotional or developmental problems, or related issues.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Write and submit reports that include data such as the number of passengers or trips, hours worked, mileage driven, or fuel consumed.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.