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Bus Safety

All students must behave appropriately as passengers on the school bus. Although the schools have established procedures and rules for the safe and orderly conduct of students on buses, it is important for parents to impress upon their children the absolute necessity for exhibiting safe behavior. Students who violate the District’s rules for orderly conduct on buses and thereby threaten the safety of all, may have their transportation privileges suspended or revoked as riding the bus is a privilege, not a right. (See Policy 5400.1 STUDENT CONDUCT ON BUSES.)

Please contact Ethan Ostrander, Transportation Supervisor, at (315) 841-3786 or bus dispatcher Colleen Iles at (315) 841-3787 for any questions or issues.

Parent & Student Responsibilities

Parents

Parents play an important role in the safe and efficient operation of the school’s transportation system. If the system is to function effectively, parents must assume an obligation to the program and to the people responsible for its operation.

Parents are expected to insist on the good behavior and full cooperation of their children at bus stops and on the bus, so the drivers can concentrate on safely driving the bus. Please take a moment to review the student responsibilities with your child.

Students

School bus transportation requires responsibility on the part of students, parents and bus drivers.

Student conduct on the bus:

  • Be on time. Do not push, pull or chase any other pupils while waiting at your bus stop.
  • Stand clear of the bus until it stops and the door is opened.
  • Enter the bus one at a time. Quickly choose your seat and store all your personal belongings safely away in your backpack or pockets.
  • Stay seated until the bus comes to a complete stop.
  • Do not change seats while the bus is moving.
  • Keep your hands, arms, legs and head inside windows at all times.
  • Listen to the driver at all times.
  • Don’t throw hats, gloves, paper, etc. Keep buses clean.
    Keep voices low – no yelling.
  • When exiting the bus, wait your turn, no pushing.
  • Make sure to cross with the driver’s signal IN FRONT of the bus.

Students who abuse bus privileges by not observing the rules of the Code of Conduct may be deprived of transportation.

View the following transportation policies:

Eating on the Bus

No food or drink is allowed on the bus.

If a group wishes to stop to eat at a restaurant, prior approval must be obtained from the transportation supervisor and, where applicable, from the athletic director.

If a group wants to pack a lunch to eat either at their destination or at a rest stop along the way, they may do so with the following provisions:

  • Have prior approval from the building principal and/or athletic director and the transportation supervisor and or designee.
  • No glass containers will be allowed on the bus. Food and beverages must be in plastic or metal containers.
  • Food packed in containers (for more than one individual) will be transported in the baggage compartment located under the bus, if available, and all leftovers will be returned to the compartment for the remainder of the trip back to school.
  • If more than one bus is on a trip, they will all either stop or go directly home.

If food and/or beverages are to be eaten on the bus, the chaperones must notify the driver prior to leaving the school grounds. Food may be eaten only when the bus is parked off the road. The transportation request should include a request for such permission and be approved by the transportation supervisor.

STUDENTS are responsible for cleaning the bus of all food, beverages and containers. CHAPERONES/COACHES are responsible for ensuring that students clean the bus before exiting the bus after their trip.

Transportation Contacts

Bus Garage
(315) 841-3787

Ethan Ostrander
Supervisor
(315) 841-3786 or
(315) 841-3765

Colleen Iles
Bus Dispatcher
(315) 841-3787