GUIDELINES
FOR SAFE TRANSPORTATION SERVICE
1.
Students must be at the bus stop ten minutes before the published pick
up time. Please plan to arrive 15 minutes early during the first three
weeks of school. Normal arrival time will be 10 minutes early after the third week.
2. Please do not ask drivers to change
pick up or drop off times or locations. If you have questions or concerns,
contact your child(s) school. This will assist in processing your request, school's safety and security measures.
3. If your child will need to ride a bus
other than the one to which he/she is assigned, give your child a note
for his/her principal at least one day before your request. The teacher/principal
will initial the note and notify the driver. Following this procedure
helps school staff members know where your child is in case of an emergency.
4. Take time periodically to go over bus
conduct rules for safe ridership.
5. When you see a school bus turn on overhead
red flashing lights and the bus is stopped, remember that you must stop
your vehicle. When the overhead amber lights or hazard lights are flashing,
you may proceed very cautiously, if safe to do so.
6. Battle Creek Public Schools Board of
Education policy states that kindergarten and elementary students may
walk up to one mile to board a bus or walk to school. Middle school
and high school students may walk up to one and one-half miles to school.
STUDENT
RESPONSIBILITIES AT THE BUS STOP
1.
Be at the bus stop ten minutes before the designated pickup time.
2.
Stay off the road (10 to 20 feet) at your assigned bus stop location while waiting for the bus. Please
stand still and in a line as the bus approaches.
3.
You may approach the bus only after the drive has opened the door.
4.
Show respect for property and other people at the bus stop.
5. When required to cross, always cross in front of the bus, and only
at the driver's signal.
STUDENT
RESPONSIBILITIES ON THE BUS
1.
Follow a bus driver's
instructions and respect driver.
2.
Bus driver may assign seats.
3.
Observe classroom behavior and rules. Stay seated, talk quietly.
4.
Eating and drinking are prohibited.
5.
Unsafe items are prohibited. All allowable items must be in a backpack
or similar container and are to be held on the lap.
6.
Report any problems to the bus driver, preferably when the bus is loading/unloading
at the school so the driver is not distracted during the route.
RESPONSIBILITIES
OF PARENTS/GUARDIANS
1.
Teach your child that the driver is the person in authority on the bus. Teach your child to follow all bus rules and the special instructions.
2.
Make sure your child arrives at the bus stop ten minutes before the
designated time.
3. Provide supervision of your child going to and from the bus stop and
at the stop, as necessary.
4.
Appear in person with your child if we request a conference.
5. Accept responsibility for the proper conduct of your child.
SCHOOL
BUS LAW HIGHLIGHTS
Michigan
Law 257.682 Stopping for school bus displaying flashing red lights; exception;
violation as civil infraction meeting stopped school bus on divided highway;
evidence; community service.
Sec.
682.
1.The
driver of a vehicle overtaking or meeting a school bus which has stopped
and is displaying two alternately flashing red lights located at the
same level shall bring the vehicle to a full stop not less than 20 feet
from the school bus and shall not proceed until the school bus resumes
motion or the visual signals are no longer actuated. The driver of a
vehicle who fails to stop for a school bus as required by this subsection,
who passes a school bus in violation of this subsection, or who fails
to stop for a school bus in violation of an ordinance that complies
with this subsection, is responsible for a civil infraction.
2.
The driver of a vehicle upon a highway which has been divided into two
roadways by leaving an intervening space, or by a physical barrier,
or clearly indicated dividing sections so constructed as to impede vehicular
traffic, need not stop upon meeting a school bus which has stopped across
the dividing space, barrier, or section.
3.
In a proceeding for a violation of subsection 1., proof that the particular
vehicle described in the citation was in violation of subsection 1.,
together with proof that the defendant named in the citation was, at
the time of the violation, the registered owner of the vehicle, shall
constitute in evidence a presumption that the registered owner of the
vehicle was the driver of the vehicle at the time of the violation.
4.
In addition to the civil fine and costs provided for a civil infraction
under section 907, the judge, district court referee, or district court
magistrate may order a person who violates this section to perform not
to exceed 100 hours of community service at a school.
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