Taking a Bus to School
Students arriving to school by bus are dropped off and picked up on the bus platform located on the west side of the building. Only busses are permitted in the area during arrival and dismissal times. Students being dropped off or picked up should use the Polo Road entrance to the building as described below.
Free school bus transportation to public and nonpublic schools within the district is provided for pupils in grades K–5 who live 1⁄2 mile or more from school attended; for grades 6–8 who live 3⁄4 mile or more from school attended; and for grades 9–12 who live 1 mile or more from school attended. Distances for each grade level are measured along the shortest route between home and school. Children who require bus transportation because of a temporary physical disability or other illness must submit a written physician’s diagnosis to the school nurse. Final approval for granting bus passes for medical reasons rests with the school physician.
Bus Stop Safety Tips
- Please have your child ready and at the bus stop at least five minutes early.
- Provide your child with a backpack to keep school items safely inside and reduce the chance of something dropping near or under the bus.
- Check your child’s clothing for long drawstrings or other dangerous items that could get snagged in the bus door or in playground equipment. Long drawstrings are very dangerous.
- Provide brightly colored outerwear for your children whenever possible. Brightly colored jackets and jackets with reflective tape make children more visible in low-light conditions.
- Insist on safe behavior at the bus stop. Children should wait in an orderly fashion, safely back from the roadway. They shouldn’t move toward the bus until it has come to a full stop and the driver signals it’s safe.
- Reinforce safe loading and unloading behaviors. Remind your child to wait for the bus driver’s signal before crossing the street.
- Reinforce safe “rider-ship” and remind your child to not distract the bus driver. Driver distraction could cause an accident.
NORTH MIDDLE SCHOOL BUS PROCEDURES
Student safety is very important on our buses both to and from school. At dismissal, students should proceed to the bus platform in an orderly manner.
BUS RULES
The following regulations are strictly enforced:
- Students are to remain in their seats.
- Loud noise and other distractions are prohibited.
- Students may not throw any object out a school bus window nor are students permitted to place hands, feet, heads, etc. out of the window.
- Students are to ride the bus they have been assigned to. Students may ride another bus only with permission from the Principal or Assistant Principal.
Failure to adhere to these rules may result in the bus returning to school, loss of bus privileges, detention, or suspension.
