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METCO Bus Expectations

METCO Bus Expectations

Bus Routes

 

 

  • Late Bus Registration (For Boston Resident families only) The late bus link is to be completed weekly, whenever your scholar(s) will be staying after school for activities in which they have been registered. 

Bus Expectations

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Be on Time ...

  • Morning-Do not chase bus.  Go to last stop on am route 
  • Afternoon-Be to bus stop 10 mins before scheduled time
     

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No Bus Tracking via Monitors

  • Do not call monitors to track bus
     

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Student reports symptoms during ride

  • Monitor report to nurse upon arrival

Children with any illness MUST be picked up from the school within hour of receiving call

Communicate: E-mail to school administrative assistant to inform us of stop change prior to 12:30pm no later than date of pick up

 

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BE SAFE: Listen to the bus driver and monitor

  • Wear mask at all times while on bus
  • Sit in assigned seat as you board bus
  • Remain seated - do not climb over/under seats
  • Keep your bag/any other items on seat and out aisle
  • Keep your hands, arms, heads inside the bus and don’t throw anything or shout out the windows

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NO FOOD OR DRINK

  • Avoid safety issues: choking and slipping on spills
  • Allergies:
    • Many food allergies make a person feel sick by eating that food.
    • Some allergies are so serious that smelling or touching the food could cause a reaction
  • Crumbs invite insects - we don’t want them on the bus!

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 SHOW RESPECT

  • Greet driver and bus monitor
  • Talk quietly - do not yell
  • Use headphones when using a device with audio
  • Do not use inappropriate or unkind words
  • Keep your hands and feet to yourself
  • Do not touch anyone else’s belongings

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 If rules are not followed…

  • Bus conduct report
  • Parent/Guardian notification
  • Short-term suspension from the bus
  • Loss of bus privileges