AF Amistad High School Family Handbook 2017-2018 | 15 termination of transportation services. If your child is suspended from the bus, it will be your responsibility to arrange for alternative transportation. The Achievement First Code of Conduct applies on school bus transportation. Scholars who take the school bus are expected to act responsibly and respectfully at all times. All school rules apply on the bus. Certain additional rules will apply to the bus. Scholars may be given assigned seats. An administrator will meet the bus every day. No child will exit the bus before the administrator checks with the driver as to behavior. Failing to be in the assigned seat, putting hands out of the bus, throwing things, using bad language, not obeying the bus driver, are all infractions, as well as those listed throughout the Code of Conduct. More serious behavior (e.g. fighting) will be investigated and assigned consequences as well just as if it happened on school grounds. Number of Infractions Consequence 1 Infraction Warning 2 Infractions Bus Suspension Repeated Infractions May lead to loss of bus privileges Infractions, if serious enough, can warrant immediate loss of bus privileges for the year. Other consequences (e.g., demerits, extensions, suspensions) may apply as well. Scholars who lose bus privileges for 10 or more days will be entitled to a hearing before the loss of privileges is finalized. Families are strongly encouraged to reinforce the importance of proper bus behavior and the potential consequences for bad behavior. Consequences for misconduct by Special Education scholars riding on transportation provided by their Individual Education Plan will be dealt with on a case by case basis. Arrange Afterschool Transportation Before Your Child Leaves Home Calls to the school to relay messages to a child regarding transportation are disruptive to the educational process, and scholars are discouraged not to make calls during the school day unless absolutely necessary. If you need to pick up your child from school and your child usually rides the bus, or if you must otherwise change your child’s transportation for that day, your options are as follows: Be at the school at dismissal time – All bus riders are walked to the busses daily. If you need to pick up your child instead of them getting on the bus, you should be at the school at dismissal to be able to pick up your child as he/she is in the bus line. If you are not here by the time the busses leave, your child will be sent on the bus. Send in a note – Send a note to school with your child detailing the change in plans and providing a clear description of who will pick up your child.