The "No Child Left Behind" system is an electronic system to ensure no children get left unattended on a school bus. Failure to deactivate the system results in the bus's horn blowing and all the exterior lights flashing.
As there is some systems on board some of new school buses to force the driver to do a manual check at the end of each run to ensure no child is left on board as failure to deactivate the system blows the horn as all exterior lights start flashing.
I have a question yellowbusguy: What state is this bus in? Child Checkmate Systems Inc. reports that there are different requirements to the system in different states.
@@yellowbusguy Okay. Child Checkmate's site says the system requirements are the following: - 60 Seconds to perform Child Check - Deactivation in Off - Dome light comes on during deactivation - Dome lights flash x2 when deactivated - Dome light stays on for 60 seconds after deactivation -Door sound alarm if opened with key off. (Latched alarm) I don't know what it means by "latched". Do the dome lights flash while the horn goes off though?
@@Undercoverelevator212-s2n Yes, the exterior lights flash and the dome lights. In addition you get a warning beep about 30 seconds before the alarm sounds. I usually have time to work my way back closing windows to get to the deactivation button. The system arms after driving for 10 minutes, even if you haven't used the warning lights.
@@yellowbusguy Actually, it may also have an accessory feature. Usually, you turn on the reds and then shift to accessory. After 4 minutes, you have to cycle the key off and back to accessory. Failure to do so results in the horn.
This isnt the stock No Child Left Behind system on a CE. This is a Child Checkmate unit. A stock version has either a "Reset Button" or you deactivate it by triggering the back door I genuinely dont like the CCM units, especially the ones with the voices. My district doesnt use it. Our C2's have the stock one and its much easier to use
I got a 2009 international IC CE you have to go to the back and open the door and shut it if you don't the backup beeper will go off I've had it happen
The newer System comes with a speaker and Theftmate so it tells you that it works and then the Speaker will say "Please Conduct Your Child Search Now" You walk back to the Button and press the button and it will say "Child Checkmate is Now Deactivated" Theftmate is a Motion Sensor and if for some reason the Child Checkmate is off but something moves around inside the bus it will set off the Motion Sensor which will also set off the horn after a certain amount of seconds which someone will have to do a Child Search, But If you Don't want to Lose Drivers I would seriously Consider having Theftmate and The Speaker Installed on your buses trust me It will help
My view is, you can only idiot proof so much. I worked for many years without a electronic nanny telling me how to do my job. These devices make people lazy and complacent. They will walk back and push the button and nothing else. You have to look, and look carefully. A friend found a boy under a seat after walking the bus TWICE and only because she saw a hand.
I love the Christmas lights that you put up in this bus, really nice decoration. In the 2017 international that we got back in November 2016 that child check system is labelled as a reset button on the back of my bus, and when my driver shuts off the bus the dashboard keeps beeping instead of what you hear on your bus and when she presses the button it makes A little bit of a high-pitched beep when you hold in the button and then the lights indicate that it has been disabled.
Why does this have to be applied after arriving at school? My bus driver that I had for summer school this year had the exact same system with all the components being the exact same.
yellowbusguy what happens if you do not press the button after you are done using it, even if there isnt no child sleeping on it, for instance if there is no child on the bus after you finish driving the route?
@@gianni1940 The whole point is to be sure you don't have any sleepers. By law, you must walk your bus before leaving it. The alarm is just a tool to make sure drivers have to walk the length of the bus to deactivate it. If you don't press the button, all the lights flash and the horn begins blowing.
Call me crazy if you want, but could you demonstrate what happens if you don't deactivate the system? I heard that when this happens, the beep sounds after 10 seconds as a second warning, then the alarm goes off. Could you demonstrate that?
The alarm system goes off and the lights cycle on and off. The system can malfunction even when you follow the proper step to deactivate it. One reason I hate it.
I'm having some issues with the school can drive, equipped with the same system. The way I've been taught to disable it is by opening the ignition, getting up from my seat, walk to the back and press and hold that button for about 10 seconds and then shut off the bus. I'm not sure I'm doing it right cause most of the time the bus will start right away, but some times the system won't allow ignition no matter what I do. I'd really appreciate any insight and input on how to do this properly, thanks for the video
All our buses work this way: Turn off the bus and leave ignition switch off. Go back within a minute or so then push the button till the inside light blink. Thats it.
@@yellowbusguy Trans-North Okaloosa doesnt have them. Well, not on the MBs.. Blue and black. Plastics on the busses are quite yellowed though, especially 04-2MB's.
Spectacular66 that is if you open the door because i had my bus driver demo it for us like what happens if you were to open the door without doing the child check. its insane!