Transportation
Contact:
Tommy
Elliott
Phone: 270-651-7801
Fax: 270-651-7901
e-mail: tommy.elliott@glasgow.kyschools.us
School
Bus Conduct
The
Bus
transportation to and from school is a privilege. We require good
behavior from our students who ride the buses for their own safety and everyone
else traveling the roadways. Any student who breaks the rules may lose
his/her privilege of riding the buses temporarily or permanently depending on
the severity and/or frequency of misbehavior. The student must promptly
obey the driver at all times. The bus drivers are in charge of the
students in their care and will report discipline problems to the building
level administrators. The principals or assistant principals will
ultimately make the decisions as to the extent of punishment. When a
child loses busing privileges, it is the responsibility of the parent to
transport the student to and from school each day.
Rules:
The student
must ride the bus that he or she is assigned. A change of drop off sites
will only be permitted with a written note from school administrator. Students
may obtain a note by the parent submitting a request in writing or a phone call
prior to noon. Please help prevent confusion during school dismissal by
making requests early in the day.
The student
will wait at the assigned bus stop until the driver stops the bus, opens the
door, and signals the student to board. When necessary, student will
cross the street approximately ten feet away from the bus.
The parent
or guardian is responsible for the child’s safety to and from the bus stop and
may be asked to accompany the student to the bus stop and stay until the bus
arrives.
The student
must be at the bus stop when the bus arrives and standing off the roadway, not
in the road.
After
boarding the bus the student will take a seat without disturbing others, stay
seated, and face the front of the bus.
Any or all
students may be assigned seats at the discretion of the driver in order to
maintain discipline, resolve a problem, or aid in the evacuation of the bus if
required.
Students
will sit three wide in a seat if necessary and shall not stand in the aisles.
A student
who damages a bus will be subject for disciplinary action and payment for
damages. Bus privileges may be withheld until payment is completed.
Bus rider
must not:
Distract
the driver’s attention from the road;
Shout,
make loud noises, or use foul language;
Push,
shove, or fight;
Throw
objects (inside or outside);
Have
glass objects or helium balloons;
Possess
weapons or dangerous objects;
Eat,
drink, or smoke;
Block
the doors or aisle;
Interfere
when the driver is disciplining another student;
Deface
any part of the bus;
Occupy
more space than necessary;
Open
or close windows without the driver’s permission;
Tamper
with bus controls, equipment, or accessories.
Bus rider
will help keep the bus clean by policing their seating area.
Bus rider
will keep all body parts inside the bus at all times, no hands or heads
sticking out of windows.
Student will
sit in assigned seat if so asked by the driver.
Pets or
other animals will not be transported by bus.
Bus will not
leave the school unless all students are seated and quiet.
Always be
polite to other passengers, the driver, aides, other motorists, and
pedestrians.
All school
rules apply while on the bus, waiting for the bus, or on the way to or from the
bus. Riding the bus is a privilege that may be temporarily revoked for
minor infractions or permanently revoked for serious violations or repeated
violations, along with punishment assigned by the school, which may include
detention, in-school suspension, out-of school suspension along with
punishments deemed appropriate by the principal or assistant principal.
Any student
who is suspended from riding one bus is automatically suspended from all other
buses owned by the district.
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