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Transportation Rules
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As part of our aim to provide ample opportunity for an education, the Texas State Board of Education and the district fund transportation for all students who live two miles or more from the school that they are assigned to attend. To accomplish this, we require the cooperation of all students and parents.
Responsibilities
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School Bus Driver Responsibilities
Denton school bus drivers are highly trained professionals who have obtained a Federal Commercial Drivers License with air brake, passenger, and school bus endorsements. They are required to attend a 20-hr school bus driver safety-training course approved by the Texas Department of Public Safety as well as pass a physical examination, which is required by the U.S. Department of Transportation. Additional Denton ISD training is required in Safety/Student Management/DISD procedures."We strive to be the best because our children deserve to be safe."Denton ISD's bus drivers work directly for the school district. They must be trained in Denton policy/procedures and come directly under district control and supervision while transporting Denton students. They are responsible for safely driving the school bus, transporting the students, and staying on time. In order to aid the drivers with that responsibility, they are given control over daily operations. This may include the following: assigning seats, requiring silence on the bus, conferences with students, instruction in emergency procedures, etc. -
Parent Responsibilities
Register your child for transportation. Your student must be registered to be eligible for bus service. Students that are not registered may be denied transportation services. If you move, you must provide the campus with new proof of residency as transportation is based upon whatever address the campus has entered and until it is updated, bussing will continue to be provided to the original address.
In order to maintain the routing/bus schedule, drivers cannot wait (unless they are early) at bus stops and may not have sufficient time to return if your child missed the bus. Children must be at their stops five (5) minutes before the scheduled pick-up time. Instruct your children on procedures to follow if they miss the bus.
Take the time to go over all the bus safety rules and consequences listed below with your child. Make sure they understand the need for following the safety rules on the bus and the necessity for respecting others as well as themselves.
If your student should lose their bus privileges, it is the parent/guardian's responsibility to transport to and from school.At no time is a parent authorized to board a Denton ISD school bus.
To ensure the safety and security of all students on Denton ISD buses, parents may not board the bus at any time. Should you need to discuss an issue with the bus driver, please contact our office at 940-369-0300. The driver has been instructed not to engage in discussions with parents on route to avoid route delays. -
Student Responsibilities
Take the time to go over all the bus safety rules and consequences and make sure you understand the need for following the safety rules on the bus and the necessity for respecting other students as well as yourself. Remember that the driver is the authority on your bus.
MORNINGS- Be at your bus stop five minutes before the scheduled pick-up time.
- Wait next to, but not in the street, driveway, or parking lot.
- When the bus approaches, form a line and be prepared to load immediately.
- Stand clear of the bus until it comes to a complete stop.
- Use the handrail and steps.
- Go directly to your seat and sit down.
- The bus will not move until you are properly seated.
- If you miss the bus, go home immediately.
AFTERNOONS
- Go directly to your bus at the campus-the bus will wait 5 minutes after arrival.
- Use the handrail and steps.
- Go directly to your seat and sit down.
- The bus will not move until you are properly seated.
- At your stop, stay seated until you hear the brake is set.
- Wait for your turn to leave the bus. Pushing and crowding will only slow exiting and may cause an accident.
- All students living on the left side of the roadway should exit the bus and move to a point 10-12 feet in front of the right corner of the bus and wait for the driver to signal you that it is safe to cross the street.
- Check-in both directions and walk directly across the street.
- NEVER cross the street behind the bus.
- Be alert for cars that do not stop when the bus is loading or unloading students.
IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT OR EMERGENCY
- FOLLOW THE DRIVER'S DIRECTIONS COMPLETELY AND WITHOUT HESITATION
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Denton ISD School Bus Safety Rules
THE SCHOOL BUS IS AN EXTENSION OF THE SCHOOL DAY. ALL RULES AND GUIDELINES IN THE STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT APPLY ON THE SCHOOL BUS. DENTON ISD TRANSPORATION OPERATES UNDER A PROGRESSIVE DISCIPLINE POLICY WHEN PROMOTING AND ENFORCING STUDENT SAFETY ON THE BUS. THIS MEANS THAT ANY SAFETY VILATIONS WILL BUILD ON PAST VIOLATIONS IN THE SAME SCHOOL YEAR, RESULTING IN LONGER SUSPENSION PERIODS.
RULES DEFINING STUDENT CONDUCT ARE DESIGNED TO PROTECT THE PASSENGERS AND SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING:
- The bus driver is in charge of students on the bus. Students shall follow the driver's directions in regard to safety rules and bus operations at all times.
- All students are required to have a STUDENT ID in their possession and scan on and off the bus.
- Only authorized personnel and registered eligible bus students are permitted to ride the bus they are assigned to
- May only load and unload at the stop designated by transportation. Buses will stop at designated stops only. Those stops are assigned by the Transportation Department based on the student's recorded home address. Students are to arrive at their bus stop (5) five minutes before their leave time. Students will wait next to (but not in) the street, driveway, or parking lot. Students must be respectful of the property surrounding the stop. Students must wait for the bus to come to a complete stop before approaching to board or standing to leave the bus.
- Emergency transportation may be granted on a temporary basis by the Assistant Director of Transportation. Notes from parents/guardians will not be accepted as authorization to ride a bus.
- Students will remain properly seated (facing forward, keeping feet on the floor in front of them with their backs completely on the vinyl at all times. ALL Denton ISD students receive assigned seats.
- ALL Denton ISD buses are NO TOUCH BUSES. Zero tolerance will be applied. Any verbal or physical behavior that constitutes Sexual Harassment and/or Bullying is prohibited on the bus and at designated bus stops. Students must keep all body parts, bodily fluid and personal objects from contacting another student.
- Students are allowed to drink WATER ONLY. There will be no consumption of food or gum.
- Littering or throwing items inside or from the bus is prohibited. Students must keep their hands, head, feet, and personal objects inside the bus at all times. Zero tolerance will be applied.
- Students may not engage in yelling, abusive or inappropriate language, or display obscene gestures. The bus driver may require any or all students to be silent on the bus.
- Students shall not vandalize the bus. Students who violate this rule will be required to pay for damages and lose their bus privileges for a period of time to be determined.
- Students are not allowed to bring animals, insects, inflated balloons, or harmful objects on the bus (i.e., weapons, drugs, alcohol, tobacco, fireworks, laser lights, etc.). on the bus.
- Students may use cell phones for any operation, EXCEPT Camera or Video Use ( No picture taking, video recording, face time, or Skype of themselves, others, or surroundings for any reason).
- Band instruments or class projects are allowed on Denton ISD buses provided they can be held by the student (not taller than shoulder or seat back), fit in the seat with the student, do not interfere with the availability of seating for other students, and do not interfere with the safety of students or bus operation.
- Students are not to engage in any other conduct that disrupts the safe operation of the bus. All Denton ISD campus and Transportation policies and rules are enforceable at any DISD bus stop or campus.
- Rail Road Crossings: All students are to be silent at the crossing. (DPS commercial driver's manual, Section 10-School Buses).
Denton ISD Trasportation Reglas en el Autobús Escolar
Seguridad en el Autobús Reglas - Denton ISD se refiere al bus como una extensión de la jornada escolar del campus. Todas las reglas y directrices en el código de conducta estudiantil se aplican en el autobús escolar para proteger a los pasajeros y deberá incluir, a lo siguiente:
- Todos los estudiantes están obligados a tener un pase de autobús en su poder y listo para escanear a viajar en el autobús escolar. (Autobús pases se pueden comprar por $ 5 a partir de Transporte.)
- El conductor del autobús está a cargo de los estudiantes en el autobús. Los estudiantes deben seguir las instrucciones del conductor en lo que respecta a las reglas de seguridad del autobús y las operaciones de autobús en todo momento.
- Sólo el personal autorizado y los estudiantes de autobuses elegibles pueden viajar en el autobús en el que están específicamente asignadas a y sólo pueden cargar y descargar en la parada designada por el transporte. Los autobuses dejarán a sólo las paradas designadas. Los estudiantes deben llegar a su parada de autobús cinco (5) minutos antes de su hora de la salida. Consistente tardanza a la parada de autobús se manejará como una violación a la regla normal. Los estudiantes esperarán junto a (pero no en) la calle, calzada o aparcamiento. Los estudiantes deben ser respetuosos de la propiedad que rodea a la parada.
- Los estudiantes permanecerán sentados correctamente en todo momento (mirando hacia delante, manteniendo los pies en el suelo delante de ellos con la espalda completamente en el vinilo y NO EN LA VENTANA). TODOS los estudiantes Denton ISD reciben asientos asignados; otros grados son a discreción del conductor. Todos los estudiantes son responsables de la condición de sus respectivos asientos.
- EN TODOS Denton ISD Autobuses. Se aplicará la tolerancia cero. Cualquier conducta verbal o física que constituye acoso y / o intimidación sexual está prohibido en el autobús y en las paradas de autobús designada. Los estudiantes deben mantener todas las partes del cuerpo, fluidos corporales y objetos personales entre en contacto con otro estudiante.
- Los estudiantes se les permite beber agua solamente. Está prohibido comer.
- No tirar basura o arrojar objetos dentro o desde el autobús. Los estudiantes deben mantener sus manos, cabeza, pies y objetos personales dentro del autobús en todo momento. Se aplicará la tolerancia cero.
- Los estudiantes no están autorizados a participar gritando, lenguaje inapropiado o mostrar gestosobscenos. No gritar fuera de una ventana abierta. El conductor del autobús puede requerir cualquiera o todos los estudiantes a permanecer en silencio en el autobús.
- Los estudiantes no deben cometer actos de vandalismo en el autobús. Los estudiantes que destrozan serán responsables por el costo de la reparación y no serán autorizados a viajar en el autobús hasta que se paguen los daños y perjuicios.
- Los estudiantes no se les permite traer animales, insectos u objetos peligrosos a la parada o en el autobús (es decir, armas, drogas, prescripciones, alcohol, tabaco, cigarrillos, (cigarrillos electrónicos “vape”) fuegos artificiales, luces láser, etc.).
- Los estudiantes pueden usar los teléfonos celulares para cualquier operación EXCEPTO cámara o video uso. (No para toma de fotografías, grabación de vídeo, tiempo de la cara, o Skype de sí mismos, otros, o sus alrededores por ninguna razón.) No se permiten altavoces bluetooth mientras esté en el bus.
- Banda instrumentos o proyectos de clase se permiten en los autobuses del Distrito Escolar Independiente de Denton, siempre que puedan ser consideradas por el estudiante (no más alto que el hombro o el asiento de altura), en forma en el asiento con el estudiante, no interfiere con la disponibilidad de asientos de otros estudiantes, y no interfiere con la seguridad de los estudiantes o el funcionamiento de autobuses.
- Los estudiantes no deben participar en cualquier otra conducta que interrumpa la operación segura del autobús. Todos los campus y Transporte políticas y normas Denton ISD son ejecutables en cualquier parada de autobús DISD o campus.
- Cruces Rail Road: Todos los estudiantes deben estar en silencio en el cruce. (Manual DPS de conducir comercial, autobuses Sección 10-Escuela)
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Consequences
The bus driver will report misconduct to the Assistant Director of Transportation or designee using a Bus Safety Report. Copies of the report will be sent to the parents, school principal and placed on file in the Transportation Department.Video and audio surveillance may be in operation on your child's bus to help in maintaining a safe and orderly bus. Federal law prohibits the school district from releasing the video to any member of the public except law enforcement officials (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act).If necessary, inappropriate behavior will be investigated through the use of student interviews and video review - parents will be notified of the results. Suspensions can only be served during active school days. Students who violate bus safety rules could receive the following consequences:Written warning One-Day bus suspension Three-day bus suspension Five-day bus suspension 10-day bus suspension 30-day bus suspension Severe bus suspension Indefinite suspension for the rest of the school year CERTAIN BEHAVIORS CONSTITUTE A MORE SEVERE SUSPENSION SUCH AS BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING: Racist Language, Threatening Language, Throwing Objects inside or outside of the bus, Behavior that could cause harm to oneself or others, Disruption of Transportation, and Other behavior determined by the Assistant Director or Director of Transportation. SEVERE SUSPENSION CAN BE UP TO AN INDEFINITE SUSPENSION.Education Code 37.126. Disruption of Transportation: Except as provided by Section 37.125, a person commits an offense if the person intentionally disrupts, prevents, or interferes with the lawful transportation of children to or from school or an activity sponsored by a school on a vehicle owned or operated by a county or independent school district. An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
Denton ISD Transporte opera bajo una política de disciplina progresiva cuando la promoción y la aplicación de seguridad de los estudiantes en el autobús. Esto significa que cualesquiera violaciones de seguridad se basarán en violaciones del pasado en el mismo año escolar, dando lugar a períodos de suspensión más largos.
El conductor del autobús reportará la mala conducta al Subdirector de Transporte o a su designado utilizando un Informe de Seguridad del Bus.
Se enviarán copias del informe a los padres, al director de la escuela y se archivarán en el Departamento de Transporte.
La vigilancia de video y audio puede estar en funcionamiento en el autobús de su hijo para ayudar a mantener un autobús seguro y ordenado. La ley federal prohíbe que el distrito escolar divulgue el video a cualquier miembro del público, excepto a los funcionarios encargados de hacer cumplir la ley (Ley de Derechos Educativos y Privacidad de la Familia).
Si es necesario, se investigará el comportamiento inapropiado mediante el uso de entrevistas con los estudiantes y la revisión de videos; los padres serán notificados de los resultados. Las suspensiones solo se pueden cumplir durante los días escolares activos. Los estudiantes que violen las reglas de seguridad del autobús podrían recibir las siguientes consecuencias:
Ø Advertencia escrita
Ø Un (1) Día Suspensión 3Día Suspensión 5 días de suspensión
Ø 10 días de suspensión 30 días de suspensión
Ø Suspensión severa del autobús
Ø Suspensión indefinida por el resto del año escolar
CIERTOS COMPORTAMIENTOS CONSTITUYEN UNA SUSPENSIÓN MÁS SEVERA, TALES COMO, ENTRE OTROS, LOS SIGUIENTES: Lenguaje racista, lenguaje amenazante, arrojar objetos dentro o fuera del autobús, comportamiento que podría causar daño a uno mismo o a otros, interrupción del transporte y otro comportamiento determinado por el subdirector o Director de Transporte.
LA SUSPENSIÓN SEVERA PUEDE SER HASTA UNA SUSPENSIÓN INDEFINIDA. Código de Educación 37.126. Interrupción del transporte: Salvo lo dispuesto por la Sección 37.125, una persona comete un delito si intencionalmente interrumpe, impide o interfiere con el transporte legal de niños hacia o desde la escuela o una actividad patrocinada por una escuela en un vehículo propiedad u operado por un condado o distrito escolar independiente. Una ofensa bajo esta sección es un delito menor de Clase C.