School Transportation Overview and Policies
The majority of the students within the Fox Point-Bayside Schools are provided bus transportation to and from school. The exceptions to this rule include Open Enrollment students who are not eligible for bus service and a limited number of students around Bayside Middle School who are in a designated walking area.
The School Board contracts with Riteway Bus Company to provide bus services within the Fox Point-Bayside Schools. The School Board has established the following general tenets for the bus service that it provides:
The school bus shall be considered an extension of the classroom, therefore, the Board shall require students to conduct themselves while on the bus in a manner consistent with established standards for classroom behavior.
In cases when a child fails to conduct him/herself properly, such misconduct should be brought to the attention of the administration by the bus driver. Where continuing or extremely serious problems exist, the student’s bus riding privileges may be suspended.
General Bus Transportation Information
The buses are scheduled for specific routes and times. The bus company issues a letter in the opening school information.
If a teacher intends to have a child remain after school, he/she should notify the child in advance and the child should be given the opportunity to notify his/her parents.
If a student wishes to take a different bus at the end of the school day, he/she must bring a parent permission note to the office in the morning to have it approved and then will give the note to the bus driver upon boarding the bus. A student may not ride a different bus if he/she forgets a note, or decides during the day to go to a friend’s house after school. Phone requests will not be accepted.
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