Please note, if this becomes an ongoing issue, transportation privileges will be suspended. If someone new is going to meet your child, make sure it is verified through the school office. The bus driver will then be informed through the bus operator of the new arrangements. Changes to the designate names list require two business days to implement.
**JK/SK Students MUST be accompanied by a verified designate.
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Transportation to that school would be the responsibility of the parent/guardian.
Children are at a greater risk of being injured before and after they get on the bus. There are “danger zones” or blind spots that the driver cannot see. Also not every car stops when the bus does and many children are killed while attempting to cross the street. The most important thing we can do to increase school bus safety is to communicate with the public how important it is to stop when the school bus does.
If the driver needs to stop near an interesection with traffic signal lights and use the red flashing lights and stop arm, the stop should be made at least 60m from the intersection.
If this is not possible, and if children must board or leave the bus at traffic signal lights, the driver must not activate the upper alternating red flashing lights and stop arm on the school bus. The stop should be made as close as possible to the intersection, close to the curb or the edge of the roadway. The passengers must be cautioned to obey the traffic signal lights. This is not advisable in route planning.
The school bus must stop on the travelled portion of the roadway and not the shoulder to load and unload passengers.