Bus Rules

 

  1. The arrival time of the school buses should stabilize after the first week of school, but may still vary to some degree due to weather, traffic conditions, or other circumstances.  Parents are responsible for having their child at the bus stop on time.  Buses will not wait beyond their regular schedules for those who are tardy.
  2. Parents are responsible for their childŐs care, custody, supervision, and control until the child boards the bus.  Parents retain the obligation to ensure their child is safe until the bus arrives and until the child is on board the bus.  On return from school, parents resume these same responsibilities once the child steps off the bus.  Parents are responsible for monitoring officially designated radio stations WTRO and WASL for announcements concerning postponements or changes in bus schedules or school closings.
  3. Students should arrive at the bus stop approximately five minutes before the bus is scheduled to be there.  Students shall wait in a quiet and orderly manner.  Students shall wait on the sidewalk or off the roadway and not on private property.  Parents are responsible for their childrenŐs behavior while they are at the bus stop.  If a bus does not arrive for its scheduled pickup of a student, the parents of that student are responsible for their childŐs care, custody, supervision, and control until the child has actually boarded the bus.
  4. Students are assigned to one bus, and bus drivers may assign seats to individual students when necessary.  Generally, students are only allowed to ride the bus to which they are assigned.  Students may ride a different bus only with a note or phone call from a parent or guardian which is approved by the principal or the principalŐs designee.
  5. Students will be transported directly from the designated bus stop to school to the designated bus stop, except when special arrangements have been made and approved by the principal or the principalŐs designee as in Bus Rule No. 4. Students shall board and exit their assigned buses only at their designated pick-up and destination points.
  6. Students shall not eat or drink on the bus.  Students shall not bring food or beverage onto the bus unless it is contained in a box or bag.  Glass bottles shall not be permitted.
  7. No animal, reptiles, etcÉ, shall be brought on the bus for any reason.
  8. The bus driver is in charge of the students and the bus.  Students must promptly and respectfully obey any reasonable request or instruction from the bus driver.  Continuous audio and visual monitoring may be occurring.
  9. Students shall sit in their seats upon boarding the bus and shall remain seated until they exit the bus.  Standing is allowed only when entering and exiting the bus.  Students shall not change seats or move from one seat to another.  Aisle ways must be kept clear.
  10. Students shall not extend their heads or arms out of bus windows.  The driver will determine whether bus windows are to be raised or lowered.
  11. Students must follow and obey instructions of the driver when entering and exiting the bus.  Students shall enter and exit the bus only with the permission of the driver.  Students shall walk at least twelve feet in front of the stopped bus and must carefully look in every direction for approaching traffic or other hazards before attempting to cross the roadway.  Parents shall be responsible for their childŐs care, custody, supervision and control once they have exited the bus.
  12. Any damage done to the bus must be reported at once to the driver.  Pencils, magic markers and pointed objects shall be kept in notebooks or stored in backpacks.  Parents and students will be held financially responsible for holes in seats, marks on walls, or any other damage done.
  13. Possession of tobacco products shall not be permitted on the bus.
  14. Illegal drugs, alcoholic beverages, and any other unauthorized substances shall not be permitted on the bus.
  15. Students shall not bring with them on the bus any object which could be considered a weapon.
  16. Possession or use of a laser pointer shall not be permitted on the bus.
  17. Helium filled balloons or flowers in glass containers (vases) shall not be allowed on the bus.
  18. Parents are responsible for having proper adult supervision at the home when students are returning home after school.  Failure to comply with this requirement once will result in a warning.  The second failure may result in bus privileges being revoked.