School Bus Safety

In order to ensure safety of students on our buses, students must scan his/her bus pass when entering and exiting the bus. In addition, if the bus is equipped with seat belts, all students are expected to remain seated and use seat belts on school buses at all times. All of our school buses are equipped with video monitoring; this is one more enhancement to ensure student safety to and from school.

Students participate in bus evacuation drills annually.  They are taught proper bus behavior and how to enter and exit the bus safely.

Code of Conduct on the School Bus

In order to insure safety for all students, a set of bus rules has been developed and must be followed. Should a student fail to observe these rules, the following procedure will be used:

Parents will be notified of the misbehavior and if improvement in not shown, the student will be deprived of the priveledge of riding the bus for a specified period of time. After this, if he/she does not obey the safety rules, he/she will be removed from the bus immediately and a conference will be held with the parent, school principal, and bus driver.

The National Safety Council has issued a set of safety rules for students riding school buses. They are incorporated in the following Safety Rules for Students:

• Be careful approaching bus stop; in areas without sidewalks, walk on left, toward oncoming traffic.

• Student may be picked up and discharged from bus only at his/her designated bus stop.

• Be on time for the bus - help keep the bus on schedule. Be at the bus stop several minutes before scheduled time.

• Go directly to a seat in the bus without disturbing or crowding other students; remain seated while the bus is moving.

• Follow instructions of the bus driver; realize that he/she has a big responsibility and that everyone can help.

• Help keep the bus clean. Don't eat on the bus.

• Remember that loud talking or laughing, or unnecessary confusion, diverts the driver's attention and may result in a serious accident.

• Keep head, arms and hands inside the bus at all times.

• Be courteous to other students. Remember we are working together for safety.

• Treat bus equipment as you would valuable furniture in your own home. Damage to seats, etc. is unnecessary and always costly.

• Remain seated until the bus stops to unload; wait for signal from bus driver, then cross the street in front of the bus; the driver will be in the street to help.

• No pets are allowed on the bus.

• No articles deemed hazardous by the driver are permitted on the bus. 

Principals and District Administrators enjoy riding the bus occasionally. Teachers new to Savanna took a bus tour of the District prior to the start or the school year.