Parent and Student Responsibilities
Our Student Transportation Department takes its responsibility to students and parents very seriously. To ensure your child's transportation is as quick and as safe as possible, each year our staff:
- Provide bus route information to parents and students
- Provide attendance boundary information
- Establish and monitor all bus routes and bus contracts
- Provide all bus operators with training
- Provide students with training on how to ride the bus safely
Students are reminded to:
- Be at their designated stop 5 minutes prior to the arrival of their bus
- Stay off the travelled roadway at all times while waiting for the bus
- Watch their step and use the hand rail when getting on and off the bus.
- Cross the road at least 10 paces in front of the bus and watch for the bus operator to indicate when it is safe to proceed
- Be seated promptly in their regular seat
- Remain seated during the entire trip.
- Never hang any object or part of their body out the bus window
- Refrain from smoking or using vulgar language
- Refrain from making loud noises
- Inform the operator when an absence is expected from riding the bus
- Expect to be denied the privilege of riding the bus for misbehaving
- Obey the bus operator at all times
- Understand that in the event of a delay exceeding 15 minutes of the regular departure time, the student is to return to their residence and contact Student Transportation by phone at 780-963-8452
Parents are reminded to:
- Be certain that your children are at the bus on time.
- Provide the necessary protection of your children when going to and from the bus stop.
- Make certain that your children are properly dressed in case of emergencies during cold or wet weather.
- Be responsible for any damage to a bus by their children.
- Encourage children to obey all traffic rules and school bus regulations.
- Make reasonable effort to understand and cooperate with those responsible for student transportation.
- Notify bus operator of any pertinent medical condition.
For more information contact:
Student Transportation Department
4603-48 Street
Stony Plain, AB T7Z 2A8
Phone: 780-963-8452
Email: Transportation@psd70.ab.ca