Bus Safety and Behaviour Information for Newcomers
Safety
Special Safety Considerations - to keep your child safe, remember that:- In Europe, TRAFFIC IS NOT REQUIRED TO STOP for loading and unloading school buses. American children must
follow this life-saving rule:
NEVER CROSS THE STREET IN FRONT OF OR BEHIND THE BUS. - In England, the TRAFFIC DIRECTION IS REVERSED and American children also must follow this life-saving rule:
Before crossing the street in ENGLAND, look RIGHT, look LEFT, and then look RIGHT AGAIN.
Behavior
Parents must ensure that their children understand and follow the 10 School Bus rules listed below:- Obey the driver or adult.
- Enter and exit the bus safely, and always show your bus pass.
- Stay properly seated and use seatbelts when available.
- Keep your hands, feet and other body parts to yourself.
- Do not throw things.
- Put nothing out of the window.
- Remain quiet, and do not disturb the driver or others.
- No profanity, indecency, smoking, prohibited items, or vandalism.
- Do not eat, drink, or chew gum.
- Be responsible, be safe.
In Europe, school bus student behavior and discipline are administered under a DoDDS-E TEST revision to Enclosure 7 of DoDEA Regulation 2051.1, Disciplinary Rules and Procedures:
