Yellow School Bus - Code of practice

Schools agree to:

reinforce the rules for safety on buses and encourage students who use the dedicated yellow school bus to understand and remember that unruly behaviour when boarding, alighting, during the journey or around the stationary bus, can lead to accidents causing serious injury or death to themselves or other road users.
deal sternly with any student who is unruly on the yellow school bus and work with the bus company, GMPTE and parents/guardians in cases of problem behaviour.
agree on contingency plans with operators in case of bad weather or other emergencies.
provide adequate supervision at school set down and pick up points, and inform operators of any special parking arrangements at the school.
liaise with the police to make sure that private cars do not obstruct bus stops outside schools and request parents/guardians who collect their children from school by car to park well away from bus stops.
inform GMPTE of any occasion when the bus fails to run or does not comply with the timetable.
consult with GMPTE at an early stage when considering a change to school starting or finishing times.