Bus safety begins at home
Keeping kids safe takes parents, students and motorists all paying attention and following the rules all the time.
Stacy Barnes
The first full week of school is underway for the Mustang Public Schools and with many of the more than 7500 students using the busses for transport each day, motorists need to remember that it is against the law to pass a bus when its red lights are flashing. When drivers see the yellow flashing lights, they should start to slow and be prepared to stop for the red lights.
There are also several safety rules students must to heed in order to ensure that they make it to their destination without incident. The following bus rules are courtesy of the Mustang Public Schools, who encourage each parent to go over the rules of safety with their child. It will make the bus riding experience more enjoyable for everyone:
- Please be to the stop at least 5 minutes before the bus is scheduled to arrive. If the students are running late, they do not pay attention to traffic around them.
- If a child needs to ride another bus or needs to get off at a different stop, they must have a note signed by the parent. They must take that note to the principal’s office in the morning to be signed by a principal. Students are not allowed to ride with out giving this signed note to the bus driver.
- Students should stay off the road until the bus comes to a complete stop before boarding.
- The student must walk 10 feet in front of the bus to insure that the driver is able to see the child.
- Students should not cross the street until the driver is sure that it is safe and motions them across. Students should not cross the street behind the bus.
- Students must remain seated on the bus at all times. They should not get out of their seats to exit the bus until the bus comes to a complete stop.
- Students should not put anything out of the bus windows. If this becomes a problem they will be asked to put up their window.
- No animals or reptiles are allowed on the buses.
- Food or drinks are not allowed on the bus.
- Children are not allowed to listen to music on any device unless that device has earphones and no one else can hear the music.
- The use of tobacco is prohibited.
- Drivers will assign seats for the students to sit in each day.
- Students should observe the same conduct on the bus that they do in the classroom.
- The noise level must be low enough for the bus driver to hear emergency vehicles.
If your child repeatedly breaks the bus rules, they will be given a bus conduct report. This report will be given to the principal and the principal will talk with your student about his behavior.
Safety is our number one concern. We want to bring each child to and from school each day without incident.
It is required by law to have an emergency evacuation drill for each bus. We will have our 1st drill on August 30, 2006. Your child might be a little late in getting home on that day.
Keeping kids safe takes parents, students and motorists all paying attention and following the rules all the time.
Stacy Barnes
The first full week of school is underway for the Mustang Public Schools and with many of the more than 7500 students using the busses for transport each day, motorists need to remember that it is against the law to pass a bus when its red lights are flashing. When drivers see the yellow flashing lights, they should start to slow and be prepared to stop for the red lights.
There are also several safety rules students must to heed in order to ensure that they make it to their destination without incident. The following bus rules are courtesy of the Mustang Public Schools, who encourage each parent to go over the rules of safety with their child. It will make the bus riding experience more enjoyable for everyone:
- Please be to the stop at least 5 minutes before the bus is scheduled to arrive. If the students are running late, they do not pay attention to traffic around them.
- If a child needs to ride another bus or needs to get off at a different stop, they must have a note signed by the parent. They must take that note to the principal’s office in the morning to be signed by a principal. Students are not allowed to ride with out giving this signed note to the bus driver.
- Students should stay off the road until the bus comes to a complete stop before boarding.
- The student must walk 10 feet in front of the bus to insure that the driver is able to see the child.
- Students should not cross the street until the driver is sure that it is safe and motions them across. Students should not cross the street behind the bus.
- Students must remain seated on the bus at all times. They should not get out of their seats to exit the bus until the bus comes to a complete stop.
- Students should not put anything out of the bus windows. If this becomes a problem they will be asked to put up their window.
- No animals or reptiles are allowed on the buses.
- Food or drinks are not allowed on the bus.
- Children are not allowed to listen to music on any device unless that device has earphones and no one else can hear the music.
- The use of tobacco is prohibited.
- Drivers will assign seats for the students to sit in each day.
- Students should observe the same conduct on the bus that they do in the classroom.
- The noise level must be low enough for the bus driver to hear emergency vehicles.
If your child repeatedly breaks the bus rules, they will be given a bus conduct report. This report will be given to the principal and the principal will talk with your student about his behavior.
Safety is our number one concern. We want to bring each child to and from school each day without incident.
It is required by law to have an emergency evacuation drill for each bus. We will have our 1st drill on August 30, 2006. Your child might be a little late in getting home on that day.
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