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Transportation
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In the beginning of the school year, parents/guardians are asked how their child(ren) will arrive at and leave school.
Should a change in student transportation be necessary (for example, a student will be a car rider instead of a bus rider), a note signed by the parent/guardian must be given to the student’s teacher, specifying the nature of the change and the dates affected. A written note is necessary for any change, even if it is for one (1) day. Transportation changes will not be made over the phone.
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Students who ride a school bus are expected to behave in a safe and orderly manner at all times. Failure to do so will be reported by the bus driver to the Principal; the privilege of riding the bus may be rescinded if a student’s behavior warrants.
The safety of all bus passengers is the responsibility of the bus driver who has authority to make any necessary safety rules, in addition to the rules of the Bureau of Traffic Safety of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. All students must respect the decision of the bus driver.
Children must ride the same bus both morning and afternoon as assigned to them by the school district. At school dismissal, students will proceed to their bus following announcement via orderly lines of bus riders, supervised by faculty members. Bus riders are not permitted to walk home unless the parents/guardians send a note to the teacher and the principal asking permission for this exception.
Please do not request permission, written or verbal, from the principal for a student who is a non-rider to take the bus to any location on a given day. The school is not in a position to grant such a request. If you wish to pursue such a change, you may call the transportation office of the local public school district.
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Parents/guardians who pick up students must park their cars and meet the students at the school dismissal area. To ensure student safety, parents/guardians are requested to wait in the school gymnasium for their child at dismissal. Students who are transported to school via personal automobile are to be dismissed only after announcement.
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Only students who live within walking distance of Saint Teresa of Avila School or attend the Day Care Center next door are permitted to leave when dismissal for walkers is announced. Teachers are aware of individual students who are eligible for this particular dismissal.
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