The Board of Education believes it is crucial for students to behave appropriately while riding on district buses, both to ensure their safety and that of other passengers, as well as to ensure the fewest possible distractions for bus drivers.
Some students are eligible for district transportation.
While the law requires the district to furnish transportation for such students, it does not relieve parents of the responsibility for supervision until such time as the child boards the bus in the morning and after the child leaves the bus at the end of the school day. Such responsibility shall end when the child is delivered to the regular bus stop at the close of the school day. Since the school bus may be regarded as an extension of the classroom, children are required to conduct themselves on the bus in a manner consistent with established standards for classroom behavior. Excessive noise, pushing, shoving and fighting will not be tolerated. It is important that those waiting for buses conduct themselves properly in respect to the rights and property of others.