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Transportation

Arrival
Upon arrival, elementary students shall go directly to their rooms. Middle school students have five minutes to get their books and be seated in their homerooms. If a student needs to speak to another teacher or a student in another room, permission shall be secured from the homeroom teacher. Students shall take care of school office business immediately after getting off the bus or at noon time. Students not in their seats by 8:30 are considered tardy. Non bussed students should not arrive before 8:10 a. m. or remain after 3:00 p.m. Students transported by district buses arriving before 8:05 should report directly to the media center and remain there until dismissed by the adult monitor.

Buses

• Public school bus transportation is provided from school districts within 10 miles of KMS.
  
• KMS busses students from non-transporting local school districts.

Bus transportation is provided for students only. Parents are not allowed to ride buses except when accompanying a class on a field trip.

Busing arrangements are worked out between the parents and the Transportation Committee of the school. In districts providing non-public transportation, parents are responsible to make arrangements with the district transportation with the district transportation coordinator. Riding the bus is a privilege which has certain responsibilities. Respect for property and obedience to the bus driver shall be shown at all times. Failure to meet these requirements may mean losing bus privileges for a few days. Students shall remain seated at all times while the bus is in motion. The following behavior will not be tolerated: getting out of seats, throwing objects, eating food and chewing gum, putting objects or parts of the body outside the window, teasing younger children, rude behavior, loud and excessive noise, or lack of respect toward the driver. A bus conduct report will be issued for misbehavior. Accumulation of three bus conduct reports in one year may result in denial of bus privileges. Patrols may be appointed to aid the driver, assist the younger students and monitor overall behavior. The purpose of these regulations is to assure safe and enjoyable transportation.

It is important that students are ready for the bus each morning. Drivers are not obligated to wait for students beyond the time of pickup. When it is foggy and/or slippery, riders should be ready to board their busses a few minutes earlier than usual.

A student not planning to ride the bus in the evening shall inform the driver when he/she gets off the bus in the morning. A student riding on a bus other than his/her usual one shall inform both drivers. Students shall have written permission from parents to ride another bus or to get off at a different bus stop. This note is to be given to the bus driver, not the teacher. Students without written permission will be denied riding on another bus.

Parents who are transporting their children home by car on early dismissal days shall pick up the students at the gymnasium/auditorium entrance in the rear parking area to avoid congestion in the bus loading area in the front of the school. Parents transporting children home by car on regular school days shall pick up the students in front of the school after the buses leave.

Bicycles
If a bicycle is ridden to school, it shall be placed in the designated area until dismissal. Bicycle riders shall not arrive at school before 8:15. They shall report to the homeroom within five minutes after arrival.

Bicycles shall not be ridden at recess or at noon. Bicycle riders shall wait at an appropriate place and leave after the busses have gone. Motorized vehicles are not permitted to be driven by students on school grounds at any time.

Dismissal
Students are dismissed by grade (beginning with Kindergarten) from their homerooms at the end of the school day. Middle school students are excused from their last class at 2:42 p.m. to get their books, coats, etc., before reporting to their homerooms, from which they are dismissed at 2:47. Elementary students are also dismissed at 2:47. Students shall walk as they go to their busses.

All students shall be picked up at the front of the school and not in the rear because of monitoring purposes.

Early Dismissal
Students seeking to be dismissed before the close of the school day for any reason must present a written excuse from their parents to the school office in the morning. The student shall give the excuse slip to the teacher from whose room he/she will be leaving. Parents shall not go to the classrooms to pick up children, but shall go to the office and remain in the lobby while the office contacts the classroom.

Walking
Students who normally ride the bus to school shall bring written permission before walking home from school. A note shall be given to the office as well as the bus driver.