The following is a review of our current transportation safety procedures:

 Morning Bus pick-ups:  Parents are responsible for bus stop safety.   Parents are required to be at the bus stop in the early morning to help children manage their behaviour in a safe and respectful manner until they are on the bus. 

Morning Bus Drop Off: Teachers are responsible for the safe exit from the bus and entry into the school.   Teachers are outdoors on duty to supervise during this time.

Morning Car Drop Off: Parents are responsible for the safe exit from the car.    Please be considerate of the other parents dropping off their children and respect the kiss and go area between the pylons.  Children should be able to jump out on their own in a few minutes.   If parents need to get out of the vehicle to help their children dress and put back packs on then you are required to park in either parking lot or further along the driveway.       Teachers will not be on car duty as it is the parent’s responsibility, however, teachers are on duty on the playground and in the school at morning run clubs. (Early gym and games club)

 End of day: Teachers are responsible for loading the students on the correct bus and sending them on their way.    Teachers are also responsible for handing students to parent/guardian pick up.

 End of Day Bus Stop Safety:   Parents are responsible for waiting at the bus stop to receive the children.   K-2 Students will be returned to school if the bus driver does not see the designated adult waiting for the children.       It is best practice for Grades 3-5 to have a parent at the bus stop.  If a parent decides not to be at the bus stop then the driver must be made aware (as well as the classroom teacher) so they know to let your child off the bus without an adult present.   Grade 3-5 students will be returned to the school if no adult is present and the bus driver was not made aware.  

 Loss of bus privileges:

If children are returned to the school 3 times the child will lose bus privileges for one week. 

If children are not practicing expected behaviour on the bus it may result in a bus misconduct form being sent home.  Consequences include loss of privileges.  

I hope this clarifies the transportation safety procedures for you.  Please feel free to contact me if you would like to discuss anything further.  

Sherry Norton Graham

Principal GNMES​