Student Transportation Special Situations
Student Absence
If your child is going to be absent from school for any
reason, please let the bus company know as early as possible.
Late Bus
Occasionally, a bus may be late because of traffic or other
problems. If your child is being picked up at school, tell
him or her to wait there for the bus. Children should not
leave the school grounds unless told to do so by the principal
at the sending school.
Missing the Bus
If your child misses the bus in the morning, he or she
should go into the sending school for the day. School
Staff should inform your child's school that he or she
is spending the day there. You may also be called and
told by the school where your child is spending the
day.
Traffic Accident
If your child's bus is involved in an accident, you will
be called and given all available information by the bus
company.
Driving Your Children to School
Some parents prefer to drive their children to school
themselves. If you do, there are some safety measures
you can take that will help your child and other children
as well.
Parents can unintentionally cause problems by
- double parking
- getting in the way of school buses
- dropping children off in the middle of the street opposite
to the sidewalk of the school entrance.
- failing to observe loading zones and parking regulations
Parents are reminded that they may not remove students
from the bus, at the school site.
If your child does not ride the bus on a particular day,
please notify the school bus coordinator
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before 7:50 a.m. so that the classroom teacher can be notified.
It can not be done over the phone. On the day when
the child is not riding the bus and the appropriate measures
have been met, the student is to wait in commons B.
It is absolutely necessary that students being picked up by
parents (those not assigned for bus pick up) be picked up
between 1:30 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. Supervisory personnel
may not be available after this time to assure appropriate
security, and, therefore, the child may be turned over to the
youth division of the police station located at 51st and
Wenthworth to be held for parent pick up. We cannot
stress enough to pick up your child on time to avoid this
drastic measure.
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