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Palos Heights, some elementary schools now have a way to keep track of children who ride school buses. School District 128 and Illinois School Buses are among the first in the country to utilize a combination of radio frequency identification (RFID) and GPS technology to monitor when and where students get on and off school buses.

The children are issued ID cards that attach to backpacks and an electronic “reader” is located near the front door of the school bus. The date, time and location is coupled with the child’s name when a student enters or exits the bus, and the information is transmitted in real time to a secure database at each school and the superintendent’s office. Knowing if, when and where a student got on or off the bus accounts for a significant portion of calls parents make to schools.

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