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    National Bus Safety Week

    A zebra feasts on grassNational School Bus Safety Week is an active and evolving public education program and an opportunity for parents, students, teachers, motorists, school bus operators, school administrators, and other interested parties to come together and address the importance of school bus safety. Designed to promote school bus safety, school districts throughout the country observe School Bus Safety Week - held during the third week in October each year.

    Student Transportation Services Brant Haldimand Norfolk has created a new route identification system for students transferring from one bus to another at school sites. Transfer buses have been tagged with a specific animal – including frog, sheep, turtle and zebra – to allow students to better identify their bus, rather than the bus route number. At this time only transfer buses have adopted the new identification system. All elementary school buses will be assigned an animal tag in the fall of 2016.

    “With the help of the animals, the important process of identifying the right bus to take is made easier for students,” said Manager of Transportation Services.

    For more Bus Safety Tips see below:

    When you board or leave a bus

    • Be at the bus stop before the bus comes
    • Wait in a safe place well back from the edge of the road - don't play in ditches or on snow banks
    • Stay out of the DANGER ZONE: if you can touch the bus, you're too close - use 10 giants steps to take you out of the DANGER ZONE, and make sure you and the bus driver can see each other
    • Always cross the road in front of the bus, never behind
    • Look all ways and wait for the driver to signal before you cross in front of a bus
    • Walk at least 10 big steps from the front of the bus
    • Enter or exit the bus in single file - never push or shove
    • Walk - never run - across the road

    While on the bus

    • Find a seat right away. Stay seated, facing forward at all times.
    • Don't put things in the aisle
    • Never distract the bus driver. Always follow his or her instructions
    • Don't eat or drink
    • Don't yell, push people or throw things
    • Keep your arms and head inside the bus

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