Attorney-at-Law

c/o Collins, Dobkin & Miller, LLP

277 Broadway, Suite 1410

New York, NY  10007

Tel.: 212-587-2400, x 13

Fax:  212-587-2410

                                                                                    November 9, 2006

Hon. Michael Bloomberg

Mayor, the City of New York

City Hall

New York, NY 10007

Re: School Bussing

Dear Mayor Bloomberg:

            There is a very simple solution to safeguarding children on a school bus from the problem where the driver forgets a child on the bus. I am suggesting that the driver each time he empties the bus, fill out and complete an affirmed checklist that states that he has made an examination of all the seats in a bus.

            This checklist should be either mailed or delivered to the bus company within a half-hour of its execution.

            It is suggested that the affirmation would read:

 “_______ being a licensed bus driver, (license number ____________ ) duly affirms under penalty of perjury that before I left the bus, I conducted an examination of each seat and accounted for each child.”

                                                                                     ___________________________________

                                                                                                Driver's signature.

            I hope you find this suggestion helpful.

                                                                                    Very truly yours,

                                                                                    Robert A. Katz