Puerto Rico Schools

What's the difference between Security Attendants, Safety Aids, and Safety Attendants?

Security Attendants:

• Are specially qualified and trained adults whose primary responsibility is the external security environment of the bus route and its stops to detect and report indicators of surveillance.
• Also oversee on-board student safety to/from school/home during the daily commute.
• They are contracted employees used in overseas areas (DoDDS) and DDESS in Puerto Rico only.
• They are not assigned to vehicles with a safety aide on board, nor should both a safety attendant and a security attendant be assigned to the same vehicle.

Safety Aides: are assigned to accompany students with disabilities when the Individual Education Program (IEP) specifies that one-on-one support is required when the student is being transported to/from school/home.

Safety Attendants: oversee on-board student safety during the to/from school/home daily commute for student enrolled in pre-school and kindergarten programs.