21 Mar 2019
Yesterday, 20th March, one of the buses taking some students to sport at around 1pm had an accident when a car u-turned in front of the bus on the Wakehurst Parkway.
We were informed of the accident by a teacher on the bus travelling with the students and two teachers drove down to be with the students until another bus arrived to bring them back to school. All other interventions were already in the hands of the police and ambulance. All parents were individually notified by phone by administration staff and executive staff. The Department of Education processes were followed for notification to media and criticial incident support was made.
Students arrived back at school with the three teachers on the bus and a very big thank you to them for keeping the students calm at the site and on the way back to school. One teacher and one student were kept under observation at the hospital until 6pm and then discharged.
The driver was not badly hurt but very shaken. The bus driver was noted by the students as doing a great job in controlling the bus and looking after them.
Luckily there were no serious injuries to any person involved in the accident. Some students were emotionally shaken - we gathered them together in the assembly hall to speak with them. Students will be supported today if necessary.
This was an example of staff and students pulling together and making sure everyone was safe under very stressful circumstances.