Hundreds of students will start the school day on Monday, October 10 after the mid-term break, and many will start and end it with a trip on the school bus.
The School Bus Inspection Section is reminding all motorists to observe the traffic rules as school resumes after the mid-term break.
Motorists must be observant while driving behind a school bus and look for pre-warning flashing amber lights, red flashing signals, a stop-signal arm on the side of the bus, or a strobe light mounted on the roof. These are all tools used by the bus driver to indicate that the school bus is going to stop.
All school bus drivers are reminded to follow the dress code while transporting school children to and from school; secondly, to also deal with un-rudely school children according to the code of conduct.
The School Bus Inspection section is also appealing to parents to speak with their children about proper behavior while being transported on a school bus to and from school.
When an issue of safety arises while bussing school children, school bus drivers are aware of what protocol has to be implemented which entails immediately contacting the school principal and the School Bus Inspection Section. Everybody has to abide by the rules and regulations governing the safe transport of school children in order to ensure an incident free school year.
Parents need to be observant of what’s in their child’s school bag. In the past school children were caught carrying potential weapons and other things in their bags which do not belong there.
Anybody who sees any unusual behavior on or with a school bus is encouraged to report this to the Inspection Section at telephone number 542-4511 or 542-4509.