STUDENT CODE OF CONDUCT
The following is with regards to School Bus Regulations.
The full Student Code of Conduct details are under:
Policies & Procedures
STUDENT DISCIPLINE ON THE SCHOOL BUS
Expectations of students who ride the bus are posted in each bus and shall include the following:
At the stop:
- Be on time at the bus stop
- Always cross the street in front of a bus and NEVER behind the bus - make sure all traffic has stopped before crossing
- Do not ask the driver to let you off the bus at stops other than your own unless the student has proper documentation (parental and school). No students are permitted to disembark at non-designated sites.
- Emergency exits are not to be used without the permission of the driver.
For you own safety do not distract the driver:
- Remain seated and keep your hands and head inside the bus
- Fighting, pushing, throwing things, loud noises or other types of rough behaviour are not permitted
- Name calling, swearing or rude language are not permitted
- Eating, smoking or littering on the bus are not permitted
- Do not damage the bus
Student Discipline Procedure
The administration will investigate all complaints whatever their origin (driver, parent, student, teacher). Following the investigation, a member of the administration will write the parents advising them of the incident and the disciplinary actions to be taken (detention, conferences with parents, suspension from school bus, etc.).
Lewisporte/Gander School District School Bus Regulations
[As posted on each School Bus]
- Be on time, the bus cannot wait.
- The bus driver may assign seating.
- Be Polite.
- Use appropriate language. Name calling, swearing and rude language are not allowed.
- Do not eat or drink on the bus. Keep the bus clean.
- Fighting, pushing, throwing things, loud noises and other rough behavior will not be allowed.
- Remain seated.
- No smoking.
- Do not destroy property.
- Keep your hands and head inside the bus.
- For your own safety, do not distract the driver.
- Cross the road in front of the bus, never behind the bus - make sure all traffic stops.
- Do not ask the driver to let you off the bus at stops other than your own.
- Emergency Exits are not to be used without permission of the bus driver.
The bus driver is in complete control of the bus and his authority must not be questioned by students. The bus driver will report immediately to the principal any students guilty of any offense. The bus driver will endeavor to maintain a strict schedule at all times.
Reporting Student Behaviour
Reports of student behaviour can be made by the bus driver, a student, a parent, a teacher or any community member. If the report is to be placed on file (i.e. written report), with copies of the report going to the student's parents, the Supervisor of Student Transportation for the School District, the student's school bus driver and kept on file at the school, then the reporting person's name is placed on the 'Bus Conduct Report Form'. These forms are available from the school's General Office or may be filed by telephone. All reports are investigated and filed accordingly. Any disciplinary action taken is brought to the attention of the student's parents for whom the report indicates. Disciplinary action is not reported to the person who filed the report (exception being the student's bus driver).
The 'Bus Conduct Report Form' requires the date of the incident, the student's name, student's grade level (if known), and a brief explanation of the incident. There is a check list of infractions with space provided for written explanations. The person filing the report must indicate his/her name on the report. Each report is investigated further by the school's administration and disciplinary action taken where necessary. Each infraction on the list has a different starting point as to what would be the initial minimum disciplinary action. There are three different starting points:
- Form letter sent home explaining that there was an incident on the bus or at the bus stop with a copy of the 'Bus Conduct Report'. Parents are asked to speak with their child regarding the expected behaviour on the bus / at the bus stop. Any future reports would mean after school detention or suspension from the school bus.
- Letter sent home to the parents explaining that there was an incident on the bus or at the bus stop with a copy of the 'Bus Conduct Report'. The minimum of after school detention(s) is set and the parents are responsible for their child's transportation home. Any future reports would mean suspension from the school bus.
- Letter sent home to the parents explaining that there was an incident on the bus or at the bus stop with a copy of the 'Bus Conduct Report'. Suspension from the school bus is set and the parents are responsible for their child's transportation to and from school. Any future reports would mean longer suspension from the school bus.
The starting points only serve as a minimum disciplinary action for the infraction. At the discretion of the administration the disciplinary action can be increased. A second report filed on a student, no matter what the infraction would be, would mean after school detention or suspension from the school bus. A third report means suspension from the school bus and each report after that would mean longer suspension periods.
The infractions listed on the 'Bus Conduct Report Form' are indicated below with a corresponding number to show the minimum disciplinary action.
Noisy / Loud #1
Vulgar Language #1
Littering or Eating #1
Will Not Stay Seated #1
Other #1
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Disrespectful #2
Damage to School Bus* #2
Distracting Driver #2
Throwing Things #2
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Fighting #3
Using Emergency Door #3
Lighting Matches #3
Smoking #3
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[*Repairs or replacement costs will be the parents' responsibility]
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