Ottawa's regulations on taking the school bus

In Ottawa, not every student is eligible to take the school bus. Whether you can take the school bus depends on the distance between home and school, and different grades have different requirements for distance. The following are the distance regulations for taking the school bus in each grade: JK (equivalent to the domestic middle class) and SK (equivalent to the domestic large class) of the kindergarten are more than 800 meters away from the school; From grade one to grade eight, the distance from home to school is more than 1.6 km; From grade 9 to grade 12, the distance from home to school is more than 3.2 kilometers.

There is a fixed point for the school bus to pick up and drop off students, not to every household. This drop-off point is within the maximum walking distance of 800 meters from the students' home. If the pick-up point provided by the children's school bus exceeds 800 meters, you can apply for a new pick-up point. In that case, maybe the pick-up point will be near your home in the future. If there is a school bus passing by the children's school near home, you can also apply for taking the school bus. But the school will give priority to those brothers and sisters who have other children in this car. For example, Anne goes to JK, her home is 900 meters away from school, and Anne's sister goes to Grade Two. In this way, Anne is qualified to take the school bus, while her sister is not. But if the two sisters are in the same school, and Anne has a seat on the school bus, Anne's sister will be given priority in getting on the school bus.

There are only bus drivers and students on the school bus. Every parent has the obligation to educate their children about the rules they should abide by on the school bus before sending them to the school bus. If a child doesn't obey the rules on the school bus, the driver of the school bus will report to the principal, who will record it and take appropriate educational measures. If the circumstances are serious, parents and school bus drivers will be informed to cancel the student's qualification to take the school bus.

Parents of lower-grade children who take the school bus must meet them at the school station. Especially when picking up children, if the driver doesn't see the parents, he won't let the children get off. In this case, the child continues to sit in the car. The driver will call the parents at the right time and inform them to pick up the children at the exact place. This kind of thing had better not happen, or happen occasionally. Also, don't let the driver's family or friends who don't know pick up the children. If you really don't have time, you'd better be with your family or friends when you deliver it in the morning, so that the driver can see it and get familiar with it, so that when you come to pick it up in the afternoon, the driver will make sure that it is a mature person to let the children off.

If you miss the school bus when sending your children, parents will have to send their children to school by themselves. However, the parents of the children who take the school bus are going to drive to pick up their children. They should tell the teacher in advance, and the teacher will inform the driver. After school in the afternoon, the children in the lower grades are put on the school bus by the teacher every day. There are also children in the upper grades of primary school who are obliged to send one or two children to the school bus every day.

Every school has a fixed school bus parking area. In the school bus parking area, parents' cars for picking up and dropping off children cannot appear nearby during the time of picking up and dropping off children. Every morning and afternoon, the school staff of the primary school will take turns to pick up and drop off the school bus.

Having said these rules of taking the school bus, let's talk about the school bus driver. To be a school bus driver in Ottawa, you must first hold a B or E driver's license. In addition, you must:

1, at least 2 1 year;

2. [Endif] holds an Ontario driver's license other than G 1, G2, M, M 1 or M2;

3.[endif] Submit effective medical reports;

4.[endif] Successfully completed the advanced class for school bus drivers approved by the Ministry of Education;

5. [Endif] Pass the inspection of criminal records and judicial matters;

6. [Endif] The deduction in the driver's license record is less than 6 points;

7. [Endif] Driving school buses and trucks through theory teachers (Class B only);

8.[endif] Vehicles that meet the requirements of Class B or Class E have passed the actual test.

In the past 12 months, if the driver's license is revoked due to any illegal act mentioned in the official bus guide, the driver will not be able to obtain a class B or E driver's license.

There are many activities in primary schools every year, and parents' volunteers are needed for activities. Some of these activities are on campus and some are off campus. If it involves off-campus activities, such as field trips, there is usually a school bus to pick it up. However, some off-campus activities may require parents and volunteers to drive their children. Not every parent who can drive can apply at this time. Parents with any record of traffic accidents or traffic violations will not be invited to do this job. This job will only be given to parents with high sense of responsibility and security, experience and no mistakes.