Bus Safety

• In Europe, traffic is not required to stop for loading and unloading school buses.
• Children must follow the following life-saving rule: Never cross the street in front of or behind the bus.

Bus Safety Videos

• School Bus Safety Begins with Me
• School Bus Safety Starts at Home
• Be Cool, Follow the Rules
• KDSO: Bus Safety

Bus Behavior

Parents must ensure that their children understand and follow the 10 School Bus rules listed below:

1. Obey the driver or adult.
2. Enter and exit the bus safely and always show your bus pass.
3. Stay properly seated and use seatbelts when available.
4. Keep your hands, feet and other body parts to yourself.
5. Do not throw things.
6. Put nothing out of the window.
7. Remain quiet and do not disturb the driver or others.
8. No profanity, indecency, smoking, prohibited items, or vandalism.
9. Do not eat, drink, or chew gum.
10. Be responsible, be safe.

In Europe, school bus student behavior and discipline are administered under DoDDS-E revision to Enclosure 7 of DoDEA Regulation 2051.1, Disciplinary Rules and Procedures:

There is a direct cause and effect relationship between behavior and safety on the bus, as described in the article below: