Rules and Policies



U.S.D. 383 Transportation Services wants to provide all bus riders with safe and dependable transportation. This is not an easy job and students and parents are expected to participate in achieving a safe bus ride.
Our buses are equipped with audio/video cameras on board.



Bus Rules:



DON'T LOSE YOUR RIDING PRIVILEGE!
FOLLOW THESE RULES



  1. The bus driver shall be in charge of all passengers while they are riding, loading, and unloading from the bus.
  2. The bus driver shall have the authority to assign a seat to each passenger.
  3. Students shall not stand in the traveled portion of the roadway while waiting for the bus.
  4. Students shall not extend any part of their bodies out of the bus windows.
  5. Students shall not get on or off the bus or move about while the bus is in motion.
  6. No smoking or chewing of tobacco or lighting matches/lighters on the bus.
  7. No alcoholic beverages or illegal drugs shall be consumed or carried in the bus.
  8. Animals or insects shall not be transported on the bus.
  9. No weapons of any type, knives, guns, tear gas, flammable liquids, or any other object or material that may harm another student shall be carried on the bus.
  10. No eating or drinking is permitted on the bus.
  11. No vandalizing of the bus or tampering with it's equipment is permitted.
  12. Students may not open or close any doors except in cases of emergency.
  13. Students shall not disembark except at authorized stops without the written permission of the parent or guardian on file at Transportation.
  14. Students are not allowed to play with toys on the bus, such as pokeman cards, etc.

Policies:


From time to time, parents request that their children be permitted to ride the bus to and/or from some place other than their designated stop. The school district policy and Kansas State Regulation for this situation is as follows:

  1. A note to Transportation Services from a parent or guardian must be received not less than 24 hours in advance.
  2. The stop must be a designated stop on an existing route.
  3. If the request involves a student riding a different bus, the request will only be granted if there is adequate room for the additional student.

Please remember only students authorized bus transportation are allowed to ride and if a note is not received then the request may be denied when the student attempts to board the bus.

School Board policy requires that a student live 2.25 miles or more from their designated school in order to be eligible for transportation.

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