REGULATIONS
Missing the bus is not a valid excuse for tardiness or absence. Therefore, parents should
have alternative transportation plans to ensure that their children arrive at school.
Written permission, checked by the school office, must be obtained from a parent before a child
is excused from riding on the assigned bus. All students must board the bus at his/her
designated bus stop in the morning and be released at his/her designated bus stop in the
afternoon. It is the responsibility of the student to board the assigned bus promptly upon
dismissal. No child will be allowed to take a bus other than the one that has been assigned.
Any student who misses the afternoon bus must report to the principal’s office. Contact will
then be made with the parent, and the parent must arrange transportation for the student.
For more information, please refer to the district website, www.enfieldschools.org home page
(District Info; Transportation).
STUDENTS – TRANSPORTATION
5131.1
A. BUS CONDUCT
The bus transportation policy of the Enfield Board of Education Policy #3545.1 provides school
transportation to eligible students. Bus transportation is not an unlimited right granted the student,
thus students will be held to reasonable regulations, which if abridged, may cause students to be
excluded from bus transportation.
The Enfield Board of Education authorizes the school administration to suspend transportation
services for any student whose conduct while waiting or receiving transportation to and from school,
endangers persons or property or violates a publicized school board policy.
The same due process procedures and statutory limitations applicable to a suspension from school
services applies to any suspension from transportation services (e.g. length of suspension, notice
requirement).
A student may be suspended or excluded from bus transportation and school for a period of time in
accordance with Board policy #3545 and #5131. The regulations for the conduct of students riding on
school buses are as follows:
1. Students shall at all times be courteous to the bus driver and follow his/her instructions. The bus
driver is in charge of the bus and all of the students riding on it.
2. No student may ride on a bus other than the one to which she/he is assigned unless authorized
by the school administration.
3. Students must not stand on the traveled portion of the highway while awaiting the bus. Students
should get on and off the bus only when the bus is fully stopped. They must take a seat when
they enter and remain seated while the bus is in motion.
4. Students shall enter or leave the bus only at the front door except in cases of emergency. When
entering or leaving the bus, students should avoid crowding or in any way disturbing others. If a
student MUST cross the street to get on or off, she/he MUST cross in front of the bus. The bus
will not proceed until the student is safely off the traveled portion of the street.
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