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Transportation Policy

Eligibility

Only certain students may be eligible for daily transportation through LISA Academy, if available.  Contact the transportation coordinator with any questions regarding eligibility.

Bus Stops

When transportation is provided, LISA Academy reserves the right to choose limited bus stops.  Contact the transportation coordinator with any questions regarding bus stops when transportation is provided.

Procedures for Requesting Transportation

Families may request transportation from LISA Academy by completing the Transportation Request Form.  

Families should be aware of deadlines regarding the first day of school transportation.  After the first day of school, changes to a request for transportation arrangements may take up to two weeks to take effect. 

Transportation will only be provided by LISA Academy once the Transportation Coordinator has notified the family by email, text, or phone call.  Families should not assume their student will be transported until the official notification by the Transportation Coordinator.

Safety

Your child’s safety is of paramount importance. Please keep in mind that Parents/Guardians are responsible for the child’s safety to, from and AT the bus stop. LISA Academy will not provide any supervision of students as they wait for the school bus.

• Drivers are only allowed to make stops at their regularly scheduled stop locations. Drivers are not allowed to amend their routes without permission from the LISA Academy transportation coordinator
• All students are asked to be at the bus stop ten minutes before the scheduled pick-up time.
• LISA Academy will provide transportation in accordance with Isaac’s Law. All students should be loaded and unloaded in a manner that does not require the student to cross a 4-lane road. 

Bus Safety and Behavior Plan for all bus usage

Students and Parents/Guardians:

LISA Academy’s code of conduct applies to students while traveling to and from school or to and from a school activity to the same extent as if the students were on school grounds. Appropriate disciplinary actions may be taken against commuting students who violate student code of conduct rules. This also applies to student conduct while on school buses. This behavior plan has been developed to make clear the behavior expectations for all students riding the bus and to assist the driver and bus aide in maintaining a safe environment on and around the bus while driving. These expectations apply for all regular and late bus runs as well as special trips –athletics, field trips, etc.

Students are expected to cooperate with the driver and bus aide and follow these rules at all times:

1. Students must respect the bus driver, the bus aid, and other students.
2. Students must follow both the driver’s and bus aide’s directions the first time they are given.
3. Cell phones must not be used to take selfies, pictures of other students and/or the bus driver. Using a cell phone to take pictures of others without their permission is considered inappropriate use of a cell phone, which may result in disciplinary action in accordance with the handbook.
4. Rude, vulgar, or obscene language or gestures are prohibited.
5. Students must sit in their assigned seat until they arrive at their stop unless permitted to move by the driver or bus aide.
6. Students must stay seated and face forward at all times.
7. Students must keep the aisle clear of books, bags, feet, legs, etc.
8. Use proper boarding and departure procedures.
9. Loud or distracting noises are prohibited, including singing, yelling, screaming or music.
10. Students must keep hands, feet, and other objects to themselves at all times.
11. Pushing, shoving, horseplay, scuffling, fighting, spitting, or throwing objects is prohibited.
12. Ethnic, racial, or derogatory comments towards students or school personnel will not be tolerated.
13. Matches, lighters or other flammable or hazardous materials are prohibited.
14. Any action by a student that is deemed to be unsafe is prohibited.
15. LISA Academy is not responsible for items left behind, lost or stolen on the bus.
16. Keep all parts of your body – and all objects – inside the bus.
17. Keep all harmful or prohibited objects (drugs, tobacco, alcohol, weapons) off the bus.
18. Vandalism to school bus or personal property is prohibited.
19. Eating, drinking, or chewing gum is not allowed on the bus.
20. Be on time at your stop.
21. Balloons, glass, animals (alive or dead), or any item too large for the student to hold in their lap or fit under the seat in front of them will not be allowed on the bus.
22. Students must not tamper with safety equipment or use emergency exits unless instructed to do so by authorized personnel.
23. Follow the driver’s signal and directions, and the 15 ft. rule when boarding and departing (stand 15 feet away from the bus stop while waiting for pickup, walk 15 feet away from the bus before the bus is clear to drive away.)

Students who are uncooperative or break the rules should expect to receive the consequences shown in the following chart:

• All rule infractions are cumulative in most cases for the school year.
• A series of minor infractions may result in serious consequences.
• All misconduct must be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. The administration reserves the right to escalate the consequences due to the severity, frequency, or previous warnings.
• Possession of weapons, prohibited items, controlled substance or representations of controlled substances, alcohol, or other serious incidents will be reported to the appropriate authorities and may result in suspension or expulsion from school in addition to loss of bus privileges.
• Restitution may be required for all damages resulting from student action including but not limited to vandalism, fighting, theft, throwing objects, or other damages.