Bus Regulations

Bus service in the Greater Nanticoke Area School District has been contracted out to a private bus company. Students who violate bus regulations established on behalf of the company and for the safety of its passengers and drivers can have their bus privileges temporarily suspended, or revoked for the duration of the school year. According to the PA School Code, riding the school bus is a privilege that can be revoked due to misconduct.

Students are expected to obey the following regulations when using transportation services provided by the district:

1. Students must obey the instructions of the driver at all times; he/she is in complete charge of the bus or van.
2. Students should enter and leave the bus in an orderly manner; pushing, running, and crowding is prohibited.
3. Students should not talk to or distract the driver while the bus is in motion.
4. No student should leave his/her seat while the bus is in motion.
5. Smoking, vaping, eating/drinking, spitting, transporting animals, and the use of profane, obscene, or abusive language is strictly forbidden.
6. Students are not permitted to put any part of their body out of the bus window at any time.
7. Students may not tamper with or deface anything on the bus, nor may they throw objects on the bus or out of the windows.
8. Students should act in an orderly manner while on the bus, and keep their hands to themselves.
9. When waiting for the bus, students should practice good citizenship and respect the property of other people.
10. Students should be at their assigned bus stops 10 minutes before their respective buses are scheduled to pick them up. At the end of the school day, buses will depart from the school approximately 5 minutes after the scheduled dismissal times.
11. Students are required to ride their assigned buses unless otherwise authorized by the Director of Transportation.
12. Bus regulations are in effect from the time students leave home for the bus stop in the morning until they return home from the bus stop in the afternoon.
13. Video recording on the bus is prohibited.

Should a student fail to abide by the above regulations or identify themselves upon request of the bus driver or supervisor, a written report on his/her misconduct will be filed by the driver/supervisor with the building they are educated in. Depending on the nature and frequency of the misconduct, the penalty for violating a bus regulation will include parental contact; assigned seats; a suspension of bus privileges for 5, 10, or 30 school days; or the revoking of bus privileges for the duration of the school year. When bus privileges are suspended or revoked, the parents shall have responsibility for transporting their child to and from school.