Gainfield Elementary School

We expect all students to show they are kind and caring when they ride the bus to and from school each day. These can be a happy, safe times when all students cooperate by remembering the following bus rules:

• Help us keep our morning bus schedule by being at your bus stop when the bus arrives. This will help us get you and your friends to school on time!
• Remain seated while the bus is moving and keep your feet out of the aisle. When the bus stops, you many change seats, only with the permission of the driver.
• Never use bad language, never tease, never shout or yell.
• Keep food and pets off the bus.
• Avoid distracting the drivers by talking to them while they’re driving.
• Never throw objects that can hurt others or distract the driver.
• Never put arms or head out the bus windows at any time.
• Don’t open windows unless the driver gives permission.
• Respect the bus by keeping it free of litter, and by not damaging its seat cushions or other equipment.
• Avoid crowding or pushing other students when entering the bus.
• Enter and leave the bus only by the front door except in case of emergency.
• When leaving the bus, do not cross in front of the bus until the bus driver tells you it’s okay.

A student who does not follow these rules will be reported to the principal by the bus driver. After speaking with the student, the principal may call the parent to discuss the problem and the student’s consequence. Students who fail to follow the bus rules may be forbidden from riding the bus for a period of time. If this happens, the student’s parents will be responsible for getting the student to school on time and picked up at the end of the day.