It also means school buses are back on the road for the first time in six months.
Pierre Ranger with the Let's Remember Adam campaign is asking drivers to watch for school buses and keep kids safe.
"Stop for that school bus, pay attention, slow down, have extra patience, watch out for the kids that walk to and from school.," Ranger told CKAT. "School hasn't happened for a very long time and everyone will be on new terms with COVID and we just need to keep our minds on safety," he says.
Before schools were shuttered and school buses were parked before March Break, Ranger says there were many reports of incidents.
"Daily reports of people not stopping for the red lights, not stopping for the school bus. School has been back in the U.S. for a little while now and I've had constant reports of people violating the stop arms and not stopping for the school bus in the U.S.," he says.
As for cameras on buses, Ranger says the province has passed the regulations to allow them and now it's up to municipalities to get behind the idea.
"The Town of Mattawa still doesn't have the cameras on their buses, there's just some clerical issues they're working on, and we're hoping to get them on as soon as possible. We would like to see them on all school buses across Ontario," he adds.
Ranger's brother Adam was killed 20 years ago when a truck failed to stop for his school bus in Mattawa.
Students are #BackToSchool Please do not pass a school bus when signals are flashing. Remember while driving in school zone 40 km/hr when lights are flashing. #HvilOPP will be out to ensure the safety of everyone. #schoolsreopening #slowdown ^jh pic.twitter.com/aMcTUtC7Yp
— OPP Central Region (@OPP_CR) September 8, 2020
