Beginning in the 2023-2024 school year, the district is providing students with school ID badges, which they are required to wear at all times at school and on buses.

The benefits of ID badges are:

• Increased security on school campuses – badges provide a quick way to know when someone may be trespassing onto a campus.
• Ease of transactions in cafeterias and libraries – badges may be used to purchase meals and check out books.
• Use with new Stopfinder bus software – bus riders will scan their badges when they get on and off buses to provide parents and school staff with nearly real-time information about bus arrival times and confirmation that students are on the right bus.

Stopfinder will be rolled out in phases:

• Phase 1 - the district will ensure Stopfinder is programmed to provide the most accurate data to parents and school staff.
• Phase 2 - the parent app will be activated. Parents will receive an email with Stopfinder registration instructions and a link to download the app.

The Stopfinder bus software system allows parents and school staff to verify route information, arrival times and confirmation that students are on the right bus.

The system provides almost real-time, accurate information about students’ ridership.

The system is secure and only accessible for authorized registered users.

Students will use ID badges to scan when they get on or exit a bus. The badges will help drivers ensure students are on the right bus and being picked up or dropped off at the right stop.

Badges can also be used at school in the cafeteria and in the library to check out books.

All FBISD students received ID badges, protective sleeves and lanyards for the start of school and are expected to wear them at school and on the bus.

Use of the Stopfinder system is one of the newest resources FBISD is utilizing to ensure our students remain safe and secure throughout the school day and beyond.