RULES FOR SAFE SCHOOL BUS RIDING
In order to have the highest degree of safety, each student must observe the following rules:
1. Passengers shall go to their assigned seats without crowding or pushing and must remain seated while the bus is in motion. Student’s knees must remain out of the aisle to keep it clear.
2. Passengers must not extend their arms, legs, or heads out the vehicle windows.
3. Passengers must not talk to the driver while the bus is in motion except in an emergency.
4. Passengers must keep all conversation with other students down to a normal talking voice. Loud talking distracts the vehicle driver. Yelling or use of improper language or gestures is prohibited on the bus or the loading area.
5. Passengers shall not tamper with the emergency doors or windows or any other part of the bus equipment.
6. Passengers must not mark or deface the bus/vehicle and its equipment.
7. Passengers must not open bus windows except by direction of the bus driver. Ask permission.
8. Passengers must not fight, scuffle on the bus/vehicle, throw objects inside the vehicle or from the windows, and no spitting inside the vehicle or out the windows will be allowed.
9. Passengers must keep books, backpacks and similar objects out of the aisles of the bus. Students are asked to keep backpacks and other items to a minimum size. It is the driver’s discretion as to what that optimum size may be.
10. Passengers must remain seated until the bus comes to a complete stop.
11. Passengers must leave the bus/vehicle in an orderly manner.
12. Students drinking liquids or eating food on the bus/vehicle during a bus route is not allowed except at times permitted by the driver for that specific route. On activity/athletic trips eating* is allowed if cleanup is done after the activity.
13. Electronic devices are allowed as long as it does not constitute a hazard. If the device becomes a distraction, the student will not be allowed to bring the device on the bus.
14. *Students may be prohibited from bringing opened beverages and food packages/items, homemade food/drink as well as fresh fruit.
Follow the instructions of your driver for safe procedures when crossing the street or leaving the bus drop off location. If you hear the driver honk the horn, FREEZE where you are and watch for further instructions.
Additional Information:
In general, rules violations will be dealt with on an individual basis between rider and driver. If a problem continues, a written report will be made to the school and the school officials will determine the appropriate action or discipline. (Parents WILL be contacted.) Remember, school bus transportation is a privilege, not a right; school bus transportation can be suspended or terminated for willful misconduct or endangering the overall safety of the school bus or its occupants.