1. Students shall take seats promptly after boarding the bus. No seats can  be reserved. Should the driver assign a student a seat, the student must  comply. Students will remain in their seats while the bus is in motion. 

2. Students must keep arms and heads inside the bus. 

3. Students shall not use alcohol, drugs, or tobacco in any form. 

4. Students shall not throw objects on the bus or out the windows. 

5. Students shall not distract the driver. 

6. Students shall not eat food or drink beverages. 

7. Students shall not transport live animals. 

8. Students shall not litter. 

9. Students shall not transport items which may endanger the health or safety  of any other passengers.  

10. Students shall not transport weapons or fireworks. 

11. Students shall not use inappropriate language as follows: It is unacceptable  to use language or gestures that are lewd, obscene, profane or in general  offensive and objectionable as measured by the prudent and prevailing  standard of the community and the Board of Education. 

12. Students shall not be disobedient as follows: It is unacceptable to be defiant  or refuse to obey and follow a legitimate request, rule, regulation, directive or  order. 

13. Students shall not be disrespectful as follows: It is unacceptable to be  discourteous, impolite, rude, or insubordinate. 

14. Students shall not be disruptive as follows: It is unacceptable to interrupt in  any of its settings, the orderly course of transportation affairs by any means,  way, form or fashion. 

15. Students shall not be abusive or aggressive as follows: It is unacceptable  to fight, mistreat, misuse, demean, insult, intimidate, extort, mock, ridicule,  threaten or use excessive force. 

16. Students shall follow school dress codes. 

17. Students are expected to comply with any and/or all other policies and  regulations as stipulated by the Decatur County Board of Education. 

SPECIAL NOTE: Students are subject to being recorded on video cameras at any  time they are riding a school bus.

When appropriate, violations deemed will be reported to the Principal or other  designee for disciplinary action. 

(1st Offense) - Warning and Parent Contact

(2nd Offense) -3 days bus suspension
(3rd Offense) - 5 days bus suspension

Bus Stops are placed on and outside 1 ½ miles from the Students School. Stops are designated by the Transportation Department and are placed at specific locations based on distance between Bus Stops (no closer than 1/10 of a mile) and safety concerns. The distance for Bus Stop locations shall not exceed 3/10 of a mile from Student's Home to Bus Stop.

Bus Stops cannot be changed by the Bus Driver. Any requests for changes or additional Bus Stops must be made through the Transportation Department. A Transportation Administrator will survey the area and assess if changes can be made. Parents and Students will be notified of Bus Stop changes. This procedure will be handled as quick as possible and could take 10 days process.

Students must be at their designated bus stop when the bus arrives. Students are encouraged to arrive at the bus stop five (5) minutes before the scheduled pick-up time. Buses cannot wait for latecomers. Only authorized persons may board or ride a school bus.

Bus service is provided to and from a student's home and school. Service to other locations is provided only if seat space is available. Bus conduct rules must be obeyed. Failure to do so may result in the suspension of bus privileges. Parents are responsible for their children going to and from the bus stop and while they are waiting at the bus stop.

Written permission from a parent or guardian, signed by the principal, is required for a child to ride a bus to which he/she is not assigned or to leave the child at a different bus stop.

Students must be at their designated bus stop when the bus arrives. Students are encouraged to arrive at the bus stop five (5) minutes before the scheduled pick-up time. Buses cannot wait for latecomers. Only authorized persons may board or ride a school bus.

1. Students must use the service entrance door while unloading and not the  emergency exit doors. The emergency exit is to be used only in emergency  situations. 

2. Students who must cross the road after getting off the bus should cross at  least ten (10) feet in front of the bus after looking both ways to be sure no  traffic is approaching from either direction and wait for the driver to signal to  cross. 

3. Students should walk across the road, never run. 

4. Students should not ask to be let off at stops other than their assigned stop  unless requested in writing by the student's parents or guardians and approved by the principal or other school administrator.
 

Each school has an area of the campus which is strictly for the loading and unloading of students. Every bus has a specific parking spot in this zone. Automobiles which are in these restricted areas pose a dangerous safety hazard to students and will be stopped or moved.

Severe weather, such as snow, ice, rain, high winds or tornadoes, can make driving conditions on the county's highways and roads hazardous and present a serious threat to the safety of bus transportation. If severe weather should force the closing or early dismissal of school, information will be broadcast by local radio and television stations as soon as possible. Decisions on school closings will be released to the media by 6 a.m. Buses will not leave a school site during a TORNADO WARNING, but will resume their regular routes when the condition has been cancelled.

If my child rides a bus, I agree to make sure an adult is present at the bus stop to put the child on the bus each morning.  I also agree to make sure that an  adult is present in the afternoon to take the child off the bus.  I  unstand that if an adult is not present, the student will not be allowed to get off the bus and will be returned to the bus shop or the school and parents will be called to come for child.  Pre-K students are not allowed to get off  the bus with another student under 18 years of age.

1. Students must be at the designated bus stop at the time the bus is  scheduled to arrive. The bus stop is designated by the driver and/or  transportation supervisor. 

2. Students who must cross the road before getting on the bus shall wait for the  bus to arrive, the driver to display the proper warning signs and hand signals  before crossing the road. 

3. All students must cross the road in front of the bus, never behind the bus. 

4. Students shall always stand a safe distance off the road and never in the  road while waiting for the bus to arrive. 

5. While at the bus stop, students should: 

a. Conduct themselves in an orderly manner 

b. Avoid littering c. Respect nearby private property rights