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MESSAGES TO STUDENTS
Only emergency messages will be delivered to students during class time. Other messages will be
delivered in a timely manner.
SCHOOL PICTURES
Each year a professional studio takes yearbook pictures of students in grades 9-11. It is important
that all students have their pictures taken if they are to appear in the yearbook. The purchase of
this picture and/or additional pictures through one of the picture plans is optional. All seniors
should have a picture taken with the school’s designated photographer (currently Straub). This is
the picture that will appear in the yearbook.
TRANSPORTATION
According to state and national statistics, school buses are by far the safest form of transportation
on our roads. School bus safety requires teamwork and we will always rely on parents for support
in promoting bus safety. Our drivers have the responsibility to make safe transportation their first
priority. Occasionally, a student’s misbehavior will distract the bus driver. The bus driver must act
promptly to stop such behavior in order to protect the safety of all students being transported. If
misbehavior persists, the driver may deny the offending student transportation for the day, and the
principal/assistant principal may deny additional days depending on the severity of the problem. In
some cases, the school may permanently deny bus transportation services. No rules or guidelines
can cover all incidents that will arise. However, the following guidelines are necessary for the
safety of all students who ride buses in the South Gibson School Corporation. Any violation of
these guidelines may result in the immediate loss of bus-riding privileges:
a. All riders shall remain seated while the bus is in motion.
b. All riders will keep their hands, head, legs, feet and possessions within the bus.
c. Scuffling, horseplay, eating, and drinking are forbidden.
d. Bus riders will not litter the bus with debris.
e. The rider shall pay for any damage he causes to the bus or the property of others.
f. Riders will cooperate with the bus driver at all times.
g. Student possessions and all other objects must be kept out of the aisles. Safety requires clear
aisles.
h. Riders will apply all school rules regulating student behavior to the bus.
School officials will determine which acts endanger the safety of others and what discipline will be
issued.
Students will not be discharged from the bus except at the school in which they are enrolled, at
designated exchange points, or at their homes. Requests for exceptions must be in writing
from the parents to the bus driver and building principal. Upon recommendation of the bus
driver, school authorities will deny the privilege of riding on the school bus to pupils who refuse to
cooperate and conduct themselves in compliance with school rules.
DRIVING PERMITS AND STUDENT DRIVING
Students who wish to drive to school must park in the student parking areas. Students should park
and lock their vehicles and then go immediately into the school. Students may not leave school
grounds once they arrive on school property. All vehicles parked in the student parking area
must display a valid parking permit. Drivers must obtain a permit from the bookstore for a fee.
Designed to hang from the rear view mirror, permits may be transferred to any vehicle owned by
the registered driver or the registered driver’s family. Any noncompliance may result in disciplinary
action, the vehicle being towed at the owner’s expense and/or the driver losing driving privileges.
Students driving to or from school or on school grounds in a reckless manner shall lose the privilege
of driving to school. Only properly licensed roadway vehicles are to be driven to school.