PARENT REMINDERS
Eligibility For Transportation - Transportation is provided for only those students whose legal residence is in Little Egg Harbor Township. Eligibility is solely based on this legal requirement. The district will provide each eligible student one round trip daily from a designated bus stop to school and back.
Address changes - If during the school year you change your address within the school district, you must fill out a change of address form and provide proof of your new residency. All bus changes take from 24 to 48 hours to process.
Baby-sitter forms - Baby-sitter forms must be renewed each year for bus scheduling purposes. Parents wishing to have their child/children transported to and from a baby-sitter must complete this form and return it to the Transportation Department by the last day of the school year. If during the school year you need to send your child/children to and from a baby-sitter or change your child's/children's baby-sitter, you must go to your child's/children's school(s) and fill out a baby-sitter form. All bus changes take from 24 to 48 hours to process. Once bus assignments have been completed and bus passes are printed, changes become complicated. Waiting until September to make arrangements to have your child ride the school bus to and from a baby-sitter could result in having your request denied because that particular bus is full.
Day Care Providers - If your child is the responsibility of a day care provider, we require that day care provider to be at the bus stop with your child in the AM and PM.
Pickup and drop off locations - It is the practice of the Little Egg Harbor Board of Education that all students are assigned to only one bus. Students must get on and off at their home bus stop, or get on and off at a bus stop for his/her baby-sitter everyday. Students may not come to school on one bus and go home on a different bus.
Bus Assignments - Only authorized bus riders shall be permitted to ride a school bus to and from school. Permission must be obtained from the building principal and/or the transportation liaison before a rider may ride a different bus. Requests for a bus change must be submitted in writing and will be considered only in case of unforeseen child care or family emergency situations.
Parents are not permitted on the school bus.
Bus Stops - All students are to use their assigned bus stops only. Do not ask the bus driver to stop at places other than the designated stop. Any concerns or requests must be directed to the Transportation Office, not to the driver.
Bus Schedules are planned with sufficient time for students loading at each stop, but no time has been allocated for tardy students. We ask you to have your child at the bus stop 10 minutes prior to the scheduled pick-up time. Help the driver maintain his/her schedule by making sure your child is ready on time. If you child misses the bus you must transport him/her to school. It is unsafe to chase the bus or try and catch the bus at another stop.
Preschool and Kindergarten students - All Preschool and Kindergarten students must be met at the bus stop. If someone is not at the bus stop to meet the student, the child will be returned to school. If someone other than the designated person is going to meet your child, please notify the Transportation Office so that the bus driver can be notified. If someone other than the designated person is at the bus stop for your child and the bus driver does not know who this person is and was not notified of this change, the child will be kept on the bus and returned to school. If your child is returned to school you will be notified by telephone to come to pick up your child. If there is no answer at home, those people on your emergency contact list will be called. It is vitally important that you keep your emergency contact list names and telephone numbers current. It is equally important that you keep your home telephone and address current all school records.
Bus stop safety - Both students and parents should wait on the side of the road 3 giant steps from the roadway in a safe area. Standing or playing in the middle of the street creates a hazard for pedestrians, traffic and oncoming school buses. Always wait until the bus is completely stopped before walking toward the bus.
Poor behavior at the bus stop can result in disciplinary action being taken by a school administrator.
Large projects and large instruments - Students bringing large projects or large instruments to and from school need to be transported both ways by their parents.
Foot wear on the buses - For the children's safety, flip-flops or clogs should not be worn to school. Sneakers and shoes that strap to the child's foot are recommended. Flip-flops and clogs have been known to fall off as a child gets on and off the bus causing them to trip and possibly be injured.
Driving Your Child To and From School - If you drop off or pickup your child at school, you must use the front parking lot and the main entrance out front since our buses use the back parking lots. If you come for a trip and have to park in the area of the buses and buses are present, we ask that you accompany your child/children into school. Also, for the safety of you and your child, we ask that you do not cross between the buses. When the buses are unloaded in each row, that entire row leaves.
Cameras - Murphy bus Service has equipped certain buses with the capability of carrying a video camera. As needed, these buses may have a video camera installed for the purpose of video taping students in order to better observe their conduct while riding the bus.
Electronic Devices - Pupils are not permitted to use cellular telephones and other electronic devices while on the school bus and must be kept off at all times.
