School buses are one of the safest modes of transportation. Caring drivers, extensive driver training, high quality standards for school buses, and good student training are some of the things making school bus transportation exceptionally safe.
Safe transportation depends on the support of our parents.
Success on the Bus
The most important thing your student can do on the bus is to listen for the school bus driver’s directions and to immediately follow them. The bus driver will let students know what they need to do to be safe.
Meeting students at their stop
For safety’s sake, our drivers must keep an eye on traffic at every bus stop during unloading; therefore, it is the parent/guardian responsiblility to be at the bus stop on time. We do not require parent/guardian at regular bus stops. If you do not want your student to get off at the bus stop without you there, please teach them to tell the driver that they can’t get off the bus without you. The driver will then keep them safe on the bus, proceed on their route and will let dispatch know. We will then try to reach you to arrange for the bus to come back or for you to pick them up at school.
Parent responsibility at morning stops
It is the responsibility of each parent to monitor the behavior of their own student at the bus stop. The bus driver will certainly do their best to explain rules and expectations of students while waiting for the school bus, but it is not possible to enforce rules if we are not there to do so. Please contact us or your student’s school if you are witnessing unacceptible student behavior at the morning bus stop so that we can offer assistance to help resolve any issues. Community members should contact law enforcement regarding more severe issues since they are better equipped to keep the peace in a public space.