School Bus Handbook for Parents/Guardians

Students provided with transportation are responsible for complying with the district's rules of conduct for students riding buses.  Failure to adhere to these rules, or abusive behavior towards the public, driver, fellow passengers, or the vehicle constitutes justification for initiating corrective action against a student.

Abusive behavior on the part of the student riding a bus may result in a written report when in the opinion of the driver or bus supervisor, there has been an infraction of the rules applicable to student conduct.  The driver will provide the student with a copy of the report.

The Director of Transportation or their designee, upon receiving the report, will investigate the circumstances surrounding the incident and take action according to the district's policies pertaining to corrective action.  When investigating the incident, the primary concern must be with respect to the safe transport of students.

Corrective action, if necessary, should be consistent throughout the district as follows:

A.) Warning:  When a student's misconduct is of a minor nature that does not jeopardize the safety of welfare of other students or the operation of the bus.

B.) Suspension:  When a student's misconduct is deemed to jeopardize the safety of bus passengers and operation, or when repeated warning notices fail to correct abusive behavior, or when the student incurs damage to the bus.

C.) Expulsion:  When a student's misconduct is such that the safety of the bus operation and / or the occupants was willfully and seriously threated.

The action taken by the Director of Transportation or their designee will be annotated on the report and forwarded to the students parent for signature.

The parent/guardian of a student who has been suspended from receiving transportation entitlements may appeal the decision by submitting a written statement to the Transportation Department.

Bus passes are required for students who wish to depart the bus at a different authorized stop or to ride a different bus to or from school.

Passes for riding a bus other than a student's regular bus are issued on a space available basis only.  Therefore, there is no guarantee that a pass will be approved.  Schools issue bus passes.  The procedure to obtain a bus pass requires a parent note and contact to the school.

Kindergarten and Preschool students will NOT be allowed off the bus without supervision.

If the parent is not at the assigned bus stop, we will return your student back to the school. Parents will need to pick up students at the school.

In order for your student to be dropped off WITH sibling or other authorized adult, parent/guardian is required to sign and return to the driver a release form.

This form is also available upon request from your student's driver.

Release form for Kinder/Preschool/SPED students to sibling or other authorized adult – ENGLISH

Release form for Kinder/Preschool/SPED students to sibling or other authorized adult – SPANISH

Special Needs students require supervision when released from the bus unless you fill out the proper release form.

If your student is a Special Needs student and you would like to allow your student to be dropped off the bus without the supervision of an adult, you need to fill out a release form. Without this form, we expect a parent or guardian to be waiting for the student at their bus stop.

If the parent is not at the assigned bus stop, we will return your student back to the school. Parents will need to pick up students at the school.

This form is also available upon request from your student's driver.

Release form for SPED Students without supervision – ENGLISH

Release form for SPED Students without supervision – SPANISH