How Safe are School Buses?
         

 
•For Parents:

  Talk about bus safety with your child.

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  Escort your child to the bus stop in the morning.

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  To learn more on why a school bus is your child's safest way to get to school, Please click here. 

  If a parent needs to request a change of pick-up and/or drop-off location, that request should be made through the school which the child attends.

For an animated look at school bus loading and unloading safety zones,
click here. Loading Zones
 


Community Support/ Report Stop Sign Runners

 

  Motorists: 

• Be on the look out for children. They can appear “suddenly and without notice” out from behind stopped school buses.
• Please obey the posted speed limit in school zones. Children may be present in the area at any time, but are especially present when the lights on the school zone sign are flashing.
• Please obey crossing guards when children are walking to and from school. Failure to stop for a crossing guard carries the same penalty as failure to stop for a traffic light or a stop sign.
• When the Yellow warning lights on the bus flash, this lets motorists know that the bus will be stopping to load or unload students. Please slow down and prepare to stop, instead of speeding up to pass the bus.

 

Student Safety Information
• Be on time. Wait for the bus in an orderly manner.
• Wait for the driver's signal before crossing the street.
• Cross at least 10 feet in front of the bus.
• NEVER walk behind or crawl under a school bus.
  NEVER  go back to the bus for anything you may have dropped or left behind.
• Never run to or from the bus.
• Remove or secure drawstrings, straps, or any piece of clothing or accessory (book bag, etc.) that      could get caught in the bus door or hand rails.
• Always obey the driver.
• Stay in your seat.
• Keep your hands, arms, and head inside the bus.
• Obey all bus rules
• Be Aware of the Danger Zones for loading and unloading
•  For more bus safety tips from the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration,  please visit http://www.nhtsa.gov/kids/bussafety/index.html