Dubai: Transport solutions firm, School Transport Services (STS), yesterday announced that it is going ahead with the installation of close-circuit televisions (CCTVs) across its entire fleet of over 1,000 school buses.
STS operates school buses on behalf of 24 schools in Dubai and transports more than 48,000 children every day. The company inked a memorandum yesterday with security solutions company G4S to install the cameras.
Following allegations in January by the parents of a four-year-old kindergartner that the child was sexually assaulted on board her school bus run by STS, there was a massive public outcry calling for improved security measures. The Dubai Court of First instance recently dismissed the allegations of assault and acquitted the accused on April 6.
In a statement issued yesterday, the company said it had taken approval from the Roads and Transport Authority and the police for the installation of CCTVs in school buses.
STS already has a control room that monitors the movement of all school buses it operates using global positioning system (GPS).
"We have carried out due diligence to ensure that the system is fool-proof and cannot be tampered with," M.L. Augustine, managing director of STS, said.
Mohammad Al Taneiji, corporate communications director, G4S, said: "Not only will the children be protected through the physical deterrent of continuous monitoring during travel, but evidence will also be recorded in the event of any untoward incident occurring. This evidence will be stored in a tamper proof DVR for a significant period of time and will provide indisputable corroborative evidence when required."
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