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Bus Safety Tips
The Tangipahoa Parish Public School System recommends the following tips to keep students safe on buses.
Parents and guardians:
Parents and guardians:
- Provide the driver with emergency phone numbers and information about special care the student will need while riding the bus.
- Arrive at the bus stop at the designated time and supervise the child until the bus arrives.
- Secure the child into any specialized carrying equipment before the child boards the bus.
- Meet the bus at the bus stop at the specified arrival time after school.
- Notify the bus driver if the child will not be in school.
- Help keep the loading area free of trash and debris.
- Keep bus turnarounds and lanes clear of parked cars and garbage cans.
- Call the school if the parents are not able to meet the bus after school and give the name of the person that will be there to meet the driver.
- Cooperate with bus drivers in teaching children safety precautions and good manners.
- Read and follow local board and school level transportation policies.
- Listen to the driver.
- Be on time.
- Look both ways when crossing the road.
- Wait for driver’s instructions when boarding and leaving the bus.
- Remain quiet.
- Obtain the principal’s permission to be dropped off at a different bus stop.
- Be courteous and safety conscious.
- Remain seated at all times.
- Do not extend arms, head or other objects or throw objects out of the windows and doors.
- Do not use the emergency door unless there is an emergency.
- Do not eat or drink on the bus.
- Do not mark on, take apart, cut, tear, or abuse the bus interior or the seat covers.
- Do not use or possess the following items: tobacco, matches, cigarette lighters, obscene material, alcohol, illegal drugs, pets, glass objects, weapons and objects too big to be held in one’s lap or placed under the seat.
- Keep the center aisle clear.
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