¶ Bus Students
All students who ride buses must conduct themselves according to the rules and regulations set forth by the transportation supervisor. Those who do not follow the rules and regulations will be subject to strict disciplinary action. Continued misbehavior can result in a student not being able to ride a school bus.
¶ Transportation Complaint Process
The following procedure will govern how students, teachers, staff, and community members shall submit bus safety complaints:
- All complaints shall be submitted to the transportation supervisor; and
- Forms may be submitted in person, via phone, mail, or email.
- Written complaints shall be submitted on forms located on the district’s website.
- In the case of a complaint received via phone, the person receiving the phone call shall be responsible for filling out the form and submitting it to the transportation supervisor
- The transportation supervisor shall begin an investigation of all bus safety complaints within twenty-four (24) hours of receipt.
- Within forty-eight (48) hours of receipt of the initial complaint, the transportation supervisor shall submit a preliminary report to the director of schools. This report shall include:
- The time and date the complaint was received;
- The name of the bus driver;
- A copy or summary of the complaint;
- and Any prior complaints or disciplinary actions taken against the driver.
¶ Automobile Traffic Rules
There is no student drop off or pickup except at the main entrance at the front of the school building!
All campus parking will be as follows:
- Parking area in front of the main entrance in front of the main building is designated for student parking.
- No private vehicle shall pass a moving bus, a bus being loaded, or a bus entering or leaving campus.
- Do not in any way interfere with the bus traffic; the buses have the right of way at all times.
- Speed limit is 10 miles per hour on school property.
- All cars must have a parking permit and designated parking space.
- Cars parked out of their designated parking spaces will be considered illegally parked, even if they have a parking sticker
- THESE RULES APPLY AT ALL TIME ON SCHOOL PROPERTY.
- Parents dropping off students in the morning or picking up in the afternoon will do so in front of the main building, to the right (south) of the main entrance opposite the bus pick-up / drop-off area. All student pick-ups and drop-offs will take place in the front of the main building. The pick-up / drop-off area next to the covered sidewalk (north of the main entrance) is for buses only.
- Parents can park in a vacant space in the student parking in the afternoon to pick students up after school.
- Any inappropriate flag, sticker, or decal on students’ vehicles may be subject to removal.
Students must vacate their cars immediately upon arrival at school.
No loitering will be permitted around cars during school hours, including lunchtime. Students will not leave in their cars from campus without permission from the office. Students will lock their cars until school is out in the afternoon. Failure to park properly will result in loss of driving privileges. Students needing to go to their cars during the school day should request permission from Administration. Students are not to remain in their cars during extra-curricular activities.
Automobiles on school grounds are subject to search by school personnel.
The school reserves the right to suspend driving privileges for infractions of rules and to remove, at the owner’s expense, any vehicle violating the traffic or parking regulations of Rhea County High School.