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Downey News
On Friday all students participated in “Bus Safety and Evacuation” with Officer Rob Sulprizio. Students were attentive and did a great job evacuating the school bus in a safe manner. Please review the bus expectations and consequences with your child below.
Bus Rules (PreK-Elementary Handbook p.15)
All of the behavior expectations of school apply on the bus. In addition, the following expectations are important to remember:
1. Stay in your assigned seat until the bus stops.
2. Keep hands and feet to yourself. No fighting.
3. Tell the bus driver about dangerous and destructive behavior.
4. Keep hands and objects inside the windows.
5. Use an “indoor voice” and kind words.
6. Be kind to everyone; don’t pick on or tease others.
7. Listen to the bus driver. Do what the bus driver says.
M.G.L. c.71 S37H Update
Amended Massachusetts legislation restricts operators of school buses and personal motor vehicles, including students, faculty, staff and visitors, from idling vehicles on school grounds.
Bus Conduct Reports
The primary responsibility of bus drivers is to transport students safely, and students must cooperate by behaving responsibly and courteously. If a student fails to observe the bus rules, his/her actions will be reported to the principal according to the following procedure.
1. The bus driver will file a Bus Conduct Report (see below) with the principal and the bus coordinator.
2. The principal will discuss the incident with the student, other involved parties, parents, and the student’s classroom teacher.
3. The principal will determine the appropriate action to be taken. While the consequence depends on the severity, usually the first report will result in a warning. Subsequent reports will result in the loss of bus privileges from a few days to a week or more, depending on the severity of the infraction. Any student who receives more than 3 reports will be in jeopardy of losing bus privileges for the remainder of the school year. In that case, transportation will become the parents’ responsibility.
4. The principal will send parents a copy of the report.
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