While Riding the Bus
• Obey the driver’s instructions. The driver of a school bus is in complete charge of the passengers while they are aboard. If you have a complaint, take it to your principal.
• Remember that the driver has the authority to assign seats.
• Do not sit on books. Instead, hold them in your lap. Books and other objects are not to be piled in the aisle. Band instruments or other large objects will be allowed on the bus only if the items can be held in the student’s lap.
• Be seated immediately, and remain seated while the bus is in motion. If a seat is not available, passengers should hold onto the back of a seat.
• Do not extend arms, legs, or head out of the bus.
• Refrain from talking to the driver except in an emergency.
• Remember that pets and animals are not permitted on the bus at any time.
• Do not tamper with the emergency door, fire extinguisher, or other equipment on the bus.
• Do not mar or deface the bus. Seat coverings must not be damaged in any manner. Anyone caught damaging the equipment will be subject to disciplinary action and/or restitution.
• Do not fight or scuffle on the bus or create any loud disturbances.
• Do not wave or shout to pedestrians or occupants of other vehicles, and do not throw objects from the bus window.
• Keep the bus clean. Do not throw wastepaper on the floor.
• Remember that smoking, eating, and drinking are not permitted on the school bus.
• Know that the use of profanity and obscene signs on the school bus are prohibited.