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BUSES
SCHOOL BUS CONDUCT:
Proper behavior
on the bus is required of all students in the interest
of safety for all passengers. The cooperation of parents
is required to assure students a safe ride to and from
school.
The school administrator
will take the following steps when a violation of the
Tipton County School Bus Conduct Code occurs:
- Step #1:
Probation, corporal punishment or 3-day bus suspension
- Step #2:
Five-day bus suspension
- Step #3:
Ten-day bus suspension
- Step #4:
Six-weeks bus suspension
- Step #5:
Loss of bus riding privilege for the remainder of
the school year
THE STEP DISCIPLINE
PROGRAM EXPLANATION:
When a student violates
the SCHOOL BUS CONDUCT CODE, the principal or assistant
principal will place the student at the appropriate
STEP level. If the student, during the probation period,
violates any SCHOOL BUS CONDUCT CODE, the student advances
to the next STEP. If the student does not violate any
SCHOOL BUS CONDUCT CODE during the probation period,
the student will be removed from the STEP procedure.
VIOLATIONS:CONSEQUENCES,
PROBATION PERIOD
(a) failing to load
or unload in an orderly manner STEP #1 6 WEEKS
(b) distracting the
driver’s attention with loud talking, laughing
or unnecessary confusion STEP #1 6 WEEKS
(c) eating and drinking
on the bus while en route to and from school STEP #1
6 WEEKS
(d) cluttering up the
aisle with books, lunch boxes, etc. STEP #1 6 WEEKS
(e) smoking on the
bus while en route to and from school STEP #2 6 WEEKS
(f) using vulgar, obscene
language or threatening language/gestures STEP #2 6
WEEKS
(g) failing to treat
bus equipment carefully and maliciously destroying bus
equipment and property STEP #2 6 WEEKS
(h) refusing to obey
the instructions of the school bus driver or designated
person STEP #2 6 WEEKS
(i) fighting…see
Discipline Procedures in the Tipton County Schools Student
Handbook
NOTE: Consequences
for any of the above and preceding disruptions on the
school bus can be covered by STEPS
1-5 under the CODE
OF STUDENT CONDUCT at the discretion of the local school
administrator.
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