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Transportation Policies

School Bus Bulletin

To Parents and Pupils of Revere Local Schools

This bulletin has been prepared to give both parents and pupils a better understanding of the regulations which govern the operation of buses and the conduct of the pupils as they ride the school bus.

Regulations

Students boarding the bus from the right side of the road must stand back in a safe designated spot and wait until the bus comes to a complete stop and the red lights are flashing before approaching the bus.
 

  • Students boarding the bus from the left will use the same rules as the right side but must wait for the driver to give a hand signal to cross the street.
  • Students must carry backpacks and other bags in front of them when boarding and discharging the bus. NO KEY CHAINS OR ANY OTHER KIND OF DANGLING ITEMS CAN BE HANGING FROM THE BACKPACKS.
  • While on the bus the pupil is under the authority of and directly responsible to the bus driver.
  • Upon entering the school bus, the pupils shall take their assigned seats. Pupils shall remain seated at all times, facing forward in the seat. The aisle must be kept clear at all times. No arms, legs, feet or parcels shall extend into the aisle way at any time. THIS IS A STATE LAW. All backpacks and bags must be held in student’s lap and nothing is to be stored under the seat. Any oversized project for school MAY NOT be transported by the bus.
  • Pupils shall conduct themselves on the school bus as they would in the classroom, EXCEPT that a reasonable amount of quiet conversation is permissible. Loud calling to one another is not permitted.
  • EATING OR DRINKING ON THE BUS IS NOT PERMITTED AT ANY TIME.
  • Pupils shall not smoke or light matches or cigarette lighters or cause other flammable material to burn on or near the bus.

Pupils causing damage of any type to the school bus will be held liable for the cost of repairing the damage to the bus. Students causing willful and malicious damage will be denied the privilege of riding the bus.
 
Permission must be given by the bus driver before any windows may be opened. No throwing of any objects out of windows. No pencils, pens or any sharp objects are permitted out of the book bags while the student is on the bus.
 
CARRYING OF ANY DANGEROUS OBJECTS OR MATERIALS (SUCH AS KNIVES, GUNS OR FIREWORKS) IS AN AUTOMATIC SUSPENSION OF BUS RIDING PRIVILEGES. THE FOLLOWING ITEMS MAY NOT BE TRANSPORTED ON THE BUS: GLASS CONTAINERS, SKATE BOARDS, LAWN CHAIRS, BALLOONS, LARGE BOXES, SKIS, PLASTIC SLEDS, BASEBALL BATS OR LIVE ANIMALS. LACROSSE OR HOCKEY STICKS, GOLF CLUBS, SOCCER BALLS, FOOTBALLS, BASKETBALLS, ETC. MAY BE TRANSPORTED IF THEY ARE CONTAINED IN A PROPER SPORTS BAG.
 
The Board of Education is required by State regulations to designate all bus stops. Bus stops have been placed in locations throughout the district which have, through the years, proven to be safe for loading and unloading students. Due to the number of students transported, an effort has been made to locate stops so that no student has to walk more than one half mile to a bus stop. The exception to this would be students living on spur roads and roads not traveled by Revere school buses and where road conditions do not permit a safe stop within these limits. Student travel to and from the bus stop is the responsibility of the parent. Parental assistance is requested in seeing that the children arrive safely to the stop and home from the stop.
 
All pupils will load and unload from the buses only at designated stops. When on schedule, the bus cannot wait for tardy pupils. Pupils are to be at their designated bus stop five minutes before the bus is scheduled for the stop. Transfer of a pupil from his regular bus will permitted only in case of hardship. A signed note from the parent must be presented to the principal’s office in advance.
 
Bus drivers are to report discipline cases on the bus to the transportation supervisor. The transportation supervisor will consult with the pupil’s school principal, after a reported infraction of the bus rules. Continued disorderly conduct or refusal to submit to authority of the driver shall be sufficient reason for refusing transportation service to any pupil. The school principal shall follow the procedure outlines for suspending a pupil from school.