7 BUS RULES/BUS SAFETY School buses will bring students to our new bus ramp accessed from Adventist Drive. Only students who ride a Wicomico County School Bus will load and unload students in that area. The following are school bus rules for Wicomico County: 1. The bus driver has absolute control of the bus and of the conduct of those on it. You are expected to obey your bus driver. 2. If students have to cross the road when boarding or leaving the bus, WALK IN FRONT OF THE BUS. Your driver can then warn you of danger. Look both ways before crossing the road. 3. Students are to enter and leave the bus by the front door. The back door is for emergency use only. DO NOT touch it except in case of emergency. 4. Students are expected to promptly take the seat assigned to them. 5. Students are to sit facing forward, keeping hands, arms, and head inside the bus window, and keeping feet, legs, books, and belongings out of the aisle. 6. Chewing gum or eating on the bus is not permitted. 7. Students are to help the driver keep the bus clean. 8. Smoking and profane language will not be tolerated on the bus. 9. Ordinary conversation is permissible. 10. Consequences imposed by the driver/school administration range from one to 30 days off of the school bus. Repeated offenses may result in suspension for the remainder of the school year. WICOMICO COUNTY SCHOOL BUS DISCIPLINE POLICY Students who fail to abide by the bus rules will be disciplined. Bus drivers have the right to suspend a student from riding the bus for a period of one day. Administration may suspend students for additional days. Parents will be notified of suspensions. The School Bus Discipline Policy is as follows: 1st Offense: Referral to the principal’s office. Discipline at the discretion of the principal or designee. 2nd Offense: Referral to the principal’s office. Discipline at the discretion of the principal or designee. 3rd Offense: Referral to the Transportation Office. Conference with the Supervisor of Transportation, parent, and student must be held (and the driver, if deemed necessary). The student will be removed from the bus until a satisfactory conference is held. 4th Offense: Automatic 30 school days off the bus. 5th Offense: Automatic removal for the remainder of the school year.
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