Student Responsibilities
1. Only
authorized students may ride the bus.
2. Students
are to obey the driver in all matters pertaining to the operation of the school
bus. The bus driver is the representative of parents and the school department
and is directly responsible for the safety for each student on his/her route.
3. Student
are to be courteous to other while waiting for the
bus, loading, riding, and leaving the bus.
4. Students
are to arrive at the bus stop on time and wait on the sidewalk or off the road
surface and respect the property rights
of others and avoid trespassing on private property.
5. Students
are to avoid actions that might distract the driver and result in an accident
such as shouting, whistling, throwing objects, fighting, etc.
6. Students are to cross the street in
front of the bus.
7. Students
are to keep books/bundles or other obstruction out of the aisles. If students have large
packages to bring to school, parents should provide student transportation on
that day. Animals are not to be transported on public school buses.
8. Students
are to be seated. Where bus drivers assign seats, students are to sit where
they are told.
9. If
students are instructed by the bus driver to change seats because of
misbehavior or other reasons, they must do so.
10. Violations
of the Haverhill Public Schools conduct and discipline code which occur during the time a student is being
transported, is waiting to board a school bus, or has just debarked from a
school bus are subjects to punishment including temporary or long term denial
of bus transportation.