IVY-TRANSPORTATION

Caring about your child safety
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Our school buses are one of the safest places that a student can be. They follow rigorous testing and constant improvement to be as safe as possible. Drivers also undergo high levels of training in order to be best prepared for every eventuality and to maximize safety at every step of the process.

Tips For Bus Safety

As a parent, you can help your students be even safer by teaching them the correct way to behave while getting on and off the bus

As a driver, there are very clear steps to take to make sure that you remain safe around school buses. The key thing to remember is that students don’t always act rationally or obey the rules of the bus.

With all parties working together, it’s possible to build on school bus safety to make getting to and from school the safest experience possible.

Teach Your Children to

GET TO THE BUS STOP EARLY

While often easier in theory than in practice, avoiding the last-minute dash to the bus stop will make it less likely that a student has to take risks (such as running across a road) to get to the bus stop on time. Getting there 5-10 minutes before the bus is due to depart will prevent any unsafe rushing.

STAND SIX FEET FROM THE CURB

Teach students to stand three big paces (six feet) from the curb. This keeps them well out of the way of traffic, particularly since young students tend to have less spatial awareness. Teach your child to imagine a red line running on the curb at this distance that they should always stay behind, and you will greatly reduce the chance of them running or falling into the road.

Bus features

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Ivy Stem busses are fitted with GPS tracking, in which parents will be provided with a link to be able to always track their children location.

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5-minute home arrival notification. This safety features allows time for a parent or guardian to be waiting to collect the student before the bus arrives at their stop.

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All buses are fitted with heat and air conditioning to provide comfort for changing weather.

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Dashboard cameras to monitor bus routes, pick up and drop off and most importantly road safety is adhered to. We monitor your child from pick up to drop off.

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Students are loaded and unloaded under ground at school directly into a climate controlled student holding area. This allows students the safety away from road traffic.
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Although school buses are extremely safe, there are added steps to follow to make sure students’ safety is maximized. Establishing a set of ‘good behavior rules’ letting students know what is expected of them when on the school bus, and why.
Students should always use seatbelts and the bus matrons will enforce this rule as seatbelts provide huge safety benefits. Students must wear them when the bus is in motion.
Don’t distract the driver. Bus drivers need to always be focused on the road, so distracting them can be extremely dangerous. Behavior such as sudden loud noises, fighting or anything that provides a visual distraction is highly dangerous.
Food is not to be eaten on the bus, however water in a sealed container is allowed.
Students must always remain in their seats and wait until the bus has come to a complete stop before getting up from their seat. Moving buses can jerk suddenly, and it can be difficult to keep balance when buses slow down.
Students should avoid putting any body parts out of the window. Do not hang or throw anything out of the window.
In case of emergencies, students need to evacuate the bus as quickly and as efficiently as possible, therefore aisles need to be clear.

Any questions, concerns, address changes, or to report the erratic behaviour of a bus driver, please send an email to ivybus@ivyis.org All emails are responded to with in 24 hours.

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