An adult must be supervise each child until the bus arrives. You are required to have the child ready for pick up five (5) minutes prior to the scheduled time. (There is a Motor Vehicles regulation prohibiting drivers from honking their horns except in a driving emergency.) Buses must operate on a definite schedule in order for classes to start on time. Buses will not depart from a stop prior to the designated pick up time and will wait only two (2) minutes past the designated pick up time before continuing on the route.

A bus will not be sent back to pick up a child who was not ready on time.

The parent/guardian is responsible for assisting the student from the house to the bus. The bus driver may not leave the bus except to operate the lift gate for students in wheelchairs. It is the bus driver's responsibility to load and unload the students and to ensure that the wheelchairs are secured and all seat belts are fastened.

Drop Off Procedure

The parent/guardian or care provider must be at the assigned stop to receive the student when delivered by the bus driver. No student will be permitted to leave the bus at any point other than the assigned stop. If there is an emergency and the designated adult is unable to meet the bus, arrangements must be made for another adult to be there when the bus arrives. If the parent/guardian feels that the student does not need to be met by an adult, this must be authorized on the form titled "Transportation Emergency Information" (see below).

In the event that no responsible adult is available to meet the student at the designated drop off point, and there is no authorization on file to drop the student off unattended, the following procedure will be observed:

The bus driver will notify the dispatcher by radio immediately and, if other students are on board, continue the route. This can take up to two hours or more. The transportation office will make every attempt to locate a parent/guardian or an alternate drop off point using the information provided on the "Transportation Emergency Information" form. At the completion of the route, if no responsible adult has been located, the student will be delivered to the Police Department or the Sheriff's Office.

Consistent failure to meet the bus will be cause to suspend transportation service.