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“He reckons people bang on the windows and they don’t wear their seatbelts,” Ms Klemke said.<\/p>\n
“He needed them all up the front of the bus so he could keep a better eye on them.”<\/p>\n
She said she had also approached the Department of Education and the bus operator, Trotters Coaches, about the matter but the barrier remained.<\/p>\n
The bus starts in Inverleigh and travels to Bannockburn, picking up college students as well as children attending the St Mary MacKillop Catholic Primary School.<\/p>\n
Ms Klemke said her two children were among about 40 students who used the bus.<\/p>\n
She said her son had knocked on a window only once. She now drives her children to and from school, and her daughter only takes the bus if there is no other option.<\/p>\n
Bannockburn P-12 College principal George Porter said he knew there were occasions when part of the bus was cordoned off to guide students on where to sit.<\/p>\n
He said he did not believe the existing barrier impeded emergency exit access, but stressed that the school did not manage the school buses.<\/p>\n
Trotters \u2013 and several others that take students to and from the school \u2013 are contracted to Public Transport Victoria to provide the service, Mr Porter said. “It’s a matter for the bus driver and the bus company to work out,” he said.<\/p>\n
“If I had significant safety concerns I would go to the bus company and talk to them about it. I have been in discussions about this and I believe that the matter was resolved quickly at least four or five weeks ago.”<\/p>\n
Trotters Coaches was approached for comment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
AN AISLE barrier installed in a school bus travelling from Inverleigh to Bannockburn has upset a local parent, who wants it removed because she believes it impedes emergency exit access. Julie Klemke, of Inverleigh, said a plywood barrier appeared on the first day of school this year \u2013 reportedly to allow the driver to better […]<\/p>\n