How to Behave on a School Bus

Many children take a bus to school each day. Although buses are a wonderful means of transportation for many children, bus riding can be a scary experience for parents and kids alike. Because the only adult present on some bus routes in the driver, it’s important to teach kids how to properly behave on the bus. Good behavior from children on the bus can help eliminate stress for the driver and assure passenger safety.

Instructions

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      Quickly find your seat. It's important that children look for the first seat available and settle in. If a seat belt is available on the bus, it should be promptly fastened.

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      Remain seated throughout the bus ride. To prevent falls and accidental injuries, only stand when entering and exiting the bus.

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      Keep your voices down. Screaming is not acceptable when riding the bus. Keeping voices at conversational level can allow the driver to concentrate and allow passengers to hear any special instructions from the driver.

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      Keep your hands to yourself. Fighting or roughhousing on the bus is not acceptable.

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      Keep your hands inside the windows. Littering and hanging hands out of the window during a bus ride is not acceptable. Littering could cause an accident in addition to polluting the environment, and hanging hands out of the window could cause injury.

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