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Cartoon School bus with kids in the windowsUSD #244 Transportation Department

Transportation Director:  Chris Neff

Phone:  620-364-8478 then press 6 for the Bus Barn.

 

USD 244 provides bus routes both in-town and the outlying areas within the district boundaries.  

 

School Bus Safety

RULES FOR STUDENTS ON DISTRICT SCHOOL BUSES

A.     Passengers are to remain in their seats until the destination has been reached and the bus is stopped.

B.     If seats are assigned by the driver, the assigned seat must be occupied until permission is given to make changes.

C.     Passengers are to remain facing forward at all times while the bus is in motion.

D.     No person will be permitted out of his seat while the bus is in motion.

E.     Students are not to talk with the driver while the bus is in motion.

F.     Talking is permitted in a low conversational voice to those in the same seat, but loud talking or calling to people in other sections of the bus is forbidden.  Classroom-like conduct is to be observed at all times.

G.     Obscene or vulgar talk is absolutely forbidden.

H.     Paper is to be kept off the floor.  The cleanliness of the bus depends upon the cooperation of every student riding the bus.  Under no circumstances is anything to be thrown out of the bus windows.

I.      For the safety of all concerned, students are not permitted to have their hands or heads out of the windows at any time.

J.      Any person willfully damaging or marring a bus will be held responsible for such action.

K.     Students will not be permitted to carry pets, animals, or live specimens of any kind on the bus.

L.     Smoking, or the use of tobacco-type products inside a bus, shall be prohibited.

M.    Intoxicating liquor, alcohol, or illegal drugs shall not be consumed or carried in a bus.

N.     The bus driver is in charge at all times when students are on the bus.


Parents and students are encouraged to report any misbehavior on the bus to the bus driver, principal, director of transportation, or superintendent.  Parents are also encouraged to inform the superintendent of any reckless driving by any bus driver.  The USD 244 Board of Education endeavors to obtain competent and careful drivers for all vehicles.