From Policy 4015 -
(Mustang's Policies and Procedures)
A. The following rules and regulations shall govern the conduct of school bus passengers:
B. Students should be at their bus stop five (5) minutes prior to the time the bus isscheduled to arrive.
C. Bus drivers will have the same authority over pupils while riding buses as the teachers have while the pupils are in school.
D. All students must be seated in their assigned seats. Students will be seated three (3) middle/mid-high/high school students or four (4) elementary students per seat.
E. The noise level on the bus must remain at a low level to enable the driver to hear emergency and train signals. Therefore, passengers must not shout, sing or otherwise cause any disturbance that may distract the driver.
F. School bus windows must remain closed unless the driver permits them to be opened. When windows are open, passengers must not throw objects from the windows or extend any part of the body through a window.
G. Smoking or the consumption of food or beverage is not permitted on school buses.
H. Any passenger who defaces or vandalizes a school bus in any way shall have the bus riding privilege suspended. No suspended student shall be permitted to resume the bus privilege until all damages for which the student was responsible are paid.
I. If a student is denied transportation for any reason, the parent(s) must be notified. The bus driver shall not put a child off the bus other than at the student’s regular stop without written parental permission.
J. Any student desiring to ride a bus other than his/her designated bus must have written permission from the parent. The building principal must sign this note before
the child will be allowed on the bus.
K. Horseplay is not allowed in or around the bus.
L. Students must keep all objects out of the aisle.
M. Students should never tamper with the emergency door or windows of the bus.
N. Be respectful and courteous to the bus driver at all times.
O. Proper conduct at the bus stop is expected. Parents should be aware of the children’s activities and behavior at the bus stop.
P. No profanity will be allowed.
Q. Vo-Tech Transportations: Transportation will be provided for students to and from the Vo-Tech School. Students who do not desire to ride the bus may provide their own transportation by completing a Parental Permission Form. They may be picked up in the Central Office of the Mustang High School. Permission may be granted when the completed form is turned in to the assistant principal.
Conduct on the bus will be strictly enforced according to the District’s Policy and Procedures Handbook. The bus riding is a privilege and may be taken away. |
