A bill introduced in the New Jersey legislature would require school buses that transport students with disabilities to be equipped with certain safety features including a GPS, two-way communication such as a cell phone, and a video camera to monitor safety of the inside of the school bus. A5785 is designated as “Emma’s Law” after Emma, a non-verbal, special needs student who experienced a stressful and upsetting event when her bus driver became lost for several hours while transporting her, and fellow students, to school. The experience was traumatic for Emma, who was unaware of where the school bus was going and was unable to communicate with the school bus driver. It is the sponsor’s intent that this legislation will prevent similar traumatic events from occurring in the future.
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