Personal Safety - Getting to and from school

It is important to your child’s safety that they know the following:

Their name, phone number, street and house number
Students should accept rides only with parents or other drivers approved by the school or
parents

The safest place to walk is on the sidewalk
How to cross the street
The meaning of traffic signals
The importance of crossing streets only at crosswalks under the supervision of the crossing
guard or school patrol
The most direct and safest route to school
That they should not make any unscheduled stops or visits on their way to or from school

They should wait for the bus off the street
They should be careful boarding and leaving the bus
That school bus patrols are organized for safety, to help students cross the street and to leave and enter the bus at busy intersections
To go directly to the bus stop in the morning and directly home after end of day drop off
Notes are required for any change in transportation plans, (i.e., staying after school, picked up after school by a parent, getting off at a friend’s stop, riding a different bus, riding home with a neighbor, etc.) unless a note authorizing a change has been submitted, the school must follow the normal routine for sending children home or to daycare
The majority of our kindergarten students walk home safely from the bus stop unsupervised each day. If you choose to meet your child(ren) at the bus stop you must arrive five minutes before the scheduled drop off time. If you regularly meet your child(ren) at the bus stop and are running late, please call Transportation at 651-423-7685.