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Important school bus tips from the transportation department
Safety is our first priority Bus stops
Anoka-Hennepin’s transportation
system is nationally recognized as a
leader in the industry with innovative
solutions, using the latest technology
for bus routing and discipline issues.
The safety record of our fleet is well
above the national average thanks to
dedicated, well-trained bus drivers,
paraprofessionals, crossing guards,
and traffic control staff. Our mission
is to provide safe and efficient
transportation to the students of
Anoka-Hennepin schools. There are more than 17,000 bus stops
in the Anoka-Hennepin School District.
If everyone had a bus stop at his or her
home, the number of stops would more
than double and the number of school
buses needed to transport students
would dramatically increase, along with
the time students would spend on the
bus. Bus stops are designed to be
collector points for the neighborhood
and to safely serve the students in each
area, as well as any students who move
in during the course of the school year.
Bus information cards Why aren’t house-stops used for the vast
majority of regular transportation students?
There are two primary reasons:
Bus information cards are mailed to
homes approximately one week before
school starts. The information on the
bus card will include the student’s
name, address, bus route number, bus
stop location and bus arrival time.
Please make sure your child brings this
card every day. If you do not receive the
bus information card in the mail, check
with the school office. Schools will also
have access to bus information.
Bus information available online
Student bus information is also
available online at A-HConnect,
ahconnect.anoka.k12.mn.us. Each
family will have an A-HConnect account
established for them at the beginning
of the year. Login information will be
mailed before school starts. If you do
not receive your information or have
questions, call the A-HConnect help
line at 763-506-HELP (4357).
• The motoring public is used to
seeing school buses and anticipates
they will slow down and stop at inter-
sections, so they adjust for that
practice and are more cautious. The
car behind, or approaching the school
bus does not anticipate it will stop in
the middle of the block. When the
bus driver slows mid-block, many
motorists try to pass the bus, putting
students in serious danger.
• Most primary-age student fatalities
in the metro area that occurred at
the bus stop happened when the
bus stopped at the student’s house
in the middle of the block. In reviewing
the reports, many times the student
saw mom or dad, the family dog, or
a favorite toy, and ran to it with no
regard to traffic around the bus and/or
the “danger zone” that surrounds
it. Experts have commented that
children have a sense of security
when they recognize family or
familiar objects and all the training
they have received on school bus
safety is forgotten.
For more information about buses
and transportation, visit
ahschools.us/transportation
2018-19
School bus safety dates
School bus safety week:
Sept. 17-21, 2018
School bus evacuation drills:
Sept. 18-20, 2018
School bus curriculum
presented and tested:
Sept. 21, 2018
Principal certification due:
Oct. 5, 2018
Winter school bus safety week:
Jan. 7-11, 2019
2019 school bus safety
poster contest theme:
Red Lights Mean STOP!
School bus driver/bus
paraeducator appreciation day:
Jan. 9-10, 2019
Spring school bus
evacuation drills:
May 2019 (TBD)
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