Keeping the bus clean is a shared responsibility, and we encourage students to follow these additions to the school bus rules:
Face coverings for students in Grades 4 to 12 are required on school vehicles. Students in Kindergarten to Grade 3 are encouraged to wear face coverings on school vehicles. Students need to arrive at the bus stop with their own mask/face covering.
A daily screening assessment of each child's health must be completed for each child prior to arriving at the bus stop. Parents/guardians must check each student for symptoms each morning before boarding the school bus.
Parents/guardians and students are to maintain physical distance from others at the bus stop and arrive 5 to 10 minutes before your scheduled bus stop time.
Students are encouraged to arrive at the bus stop with clean hands, and if their hands become soiled at the bus stop, to use the hand sanitizer at the top of the stairs after entering the bus.
Students are required to board the bus one at a time, and to only enter the bus when the stairwell is clear.
Students are encouraged to use the handrail as they enter and leave the bus. The handrail will be disinfected between school runs.
Students are encouraged to limit their touch points on the bus to keep the bus clean. Seat tops and backs will be disinfected twice daily.
NSTS is required to implement a seating plan for every bus run, and students are expected to sit in their designated seat as communicated by the bus driver.
The bus driver will open select windows daily for air flow. Students must not adjust windows or talk outside the windows.
On the bus, students should remain seated, facing forward and in their seats for the entire ride.
NSTS will be required to share bus route, seating plan and student information with Public Health, if required, to complete case contact tracing.
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