Special Transportation

Parent | Student | School Bus driver | Bus Attendant

Parent Responsibilities

What are the parent's responsibilities?

	Have your child fully clothed, toileted, and ready at the bus stop five minutes before pick-up time.
	Accompany your child to the curb.
	Notify transportation, on a daily basis, when your child will not be transported.
	Notify the school in advance if your address, phone number, or child care arrangements change...
	If wait time exceeds 5 minutes, driver is instructed to proceed.

What is the parent's responsibility at drop-off time?

	If your child receives special transportation follow these additional guidelines:
	Meet your child at the curb so that the driver can make custodial transfer of your child to you or another responsible person.
	Students who are not met will be returned to the school or turned over to the Katy ISD Police.

How can a parent help to make the school bus safe?

Teach your child the school bus safety rules and appropriate bus riding behavior.

Student Behavior (Special Transportation)

What behavior is expected of a student while riding the school bus?

We expect all students to follow the bus safety rules for the safety of your child and others who ride the bus.

How will discipline problems be handled?

	Bus behavior problems are reported to the school by the bus driver or the attendant.
	The principal's office decides what the disciplinary action will be such as: detention, suspension from school, suspension of bus riding privileges, and parent conferences to enforce safe behavior on the bus.

School Bus Driver Responsibilities

What are the school bus drivers' responsibilities?

	School bus drivers are professional drivers with special training and commercial driver's licenses.
	They are employees of the school district.
	They are responsible for driving the bus safely, transporting the students, and staying on time.
	If there is not a bus attendant, the bus driver performs the bus attendant's duties.

Bus Attendant Responsibilities

What are school bus attendants' responsibilities?

	School bus attendants assist the drivers to be sure all the students are safe on the bus.
	They secure seat belts, wheelchairs, necessary supports, etc.
	Attendants maintain discipline, see that students stay in their seats, and report problems to the schools.
	They seek emergency medical help when needed.
	Bus attendants are provided where they are most needed.

Can a bus attendant come to the door to pick up and drop off a student?

	Not as a general rule.
	Duties of the bus attendants may be described in the student's individual educational plan (IEP).
	Bus attendants work with students in and around the bus.

 

	Responsibilities Related to Special Education Bus Transportation
	Bus Safety, Conduct, and Discipline