2010 - 2011 Student Handbook ~ Grades 9-12 - McDonald County ...

7. Students must be seated before the bus is put in motion and
remain seated throughout the trip.
8. The driver will never discharge students at places other than
their regular bus stops or at a school, unless authorized by the
Director of Transportation, the building principal or his
designee. These arrangements will be made before departing the
school.
9. Students will not play radios, cassette players, CD players or the
like on the bus except with earphones.
10. Cell phones will be turned off while students are riding the bus.
11. Laser pointers will not be allowed on the bus.
12. All rules of conduct that apply on school property also apply on
the bus.
13. The emergency door is only to be used in case of an emergency.
14. Students should not create any disturbance on the bus that may
distract the driver’s attention from his/her driving.
15. The driver is delegated the same authority as the teacher to make
and enforce rules for those for whom he/she is responsible
through verbal warnings, assigned seats, and private talks.
16. Students are to stay in their seat, with their feet on the floor,
while the bus is in motion, keeping your hands, feet and other
objects to yourself.
17. Students may not enter the bus eating, drinking,
smoking/chewing, shoving or acting boisterous. Food and drink
can be approved by the bus driver on activity trips.
18. Safe, courteous conduct is to be demonstrated while riding in the
bus. No “horse play” will be tolerated. Loud, unnecessary
noise, shouting or scuffling is NOT ACCEPTABLE.
19. Students must not, at any time extend arms or heads out of the
bus windows especially when the bus is in motion.
20. Students must not try to get on or off the bus, or move about
within the bus while it is in motion.
21. The use of tobacco, drugs or alcohol is not permitted on the bus.
22. During hot inclement weather students may drink water on the
bus.
23. Keep all harmful or frightening objects, weapons and creatures
off the bus.
24. Students must not carry live or dead creatures, firearms (loaded
or empty), knives, water guns, skate boards or other objects that
can injure or alarm other students or the driver.
25. Students must not carry glass or liquid, unless it remains in a
closed lunch box or backpack. (Water in an acceptable
container will be allowed when the weather is exceptionally
hot.)
26. Students must use trash cans on the bus. Throwing items on the
floor, out the window or at other students and/or the bus driver
is prohibited.
27. Students are not to puncture, slit, rip, tear, etc. bus seats.
Students caught doing so will be removed from the bus until
restitution is made or arrangements for restitution are made.
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