Bus Safety Starts With You

Each year in the United States, school buses travel over 4 billion miles to safely transport over 23 million children to and from school and school activities. That is a pretty amazing statistic.

At Kirbyville, we are committed to making each and every bus trip safe for our students. As part of this commitment to safety, we provide annual bus safety training and bus evacuation drills. It is important to remember that bus riding is a privilege reserved for students who display safe, appropriate bus behavior.

Behaviors that are critical include following the directions of the bus driver, staying seated while the bus is moving, keeping all objects out of the aisles, keeping heads and hands inside the bus, avoiding distracting actions such as loud talking or yelling, scuffling or horseplay or throwing objects around. At the bus stop, it is important that students stay out of the road, arrive before the bus, avoid horseplay and load the bus single file. A major point of emphasis is staying out of the danger zone, which is the area within 10 feet of the bus on all sides. The driver cannot see a student, even in the mirrors, when he/she is that close to the bus.

For the elementary students, check out http://kirbyville.k12.mo.us/gaines/bus_safety.html for links to bus safety online games, an original song and music and a letter to students.