TRANSPORTATION
POLICY
Purpose: At TCSI – NAH, we aim to ensure that our students are transported to and from school safely, whether travel is undertaken by bus or by own transport. We do this by: • Ensuring that the buses provided are of a high quality and meet the local transport authority regulations. • Training the bus drivers and our bus nannies with respect to health & safety and child protection related matters, which includes behaviors management processes. • Providing a safe drop off and pick up area for Own Transport students. • Clearly communicating our expectations to parents and students.
Bus Safety Regulations and Procedures: Bus nannies are employed to supervise our students and ensure they are safe at all times. They are also available to help the younger children on and off the bus. Parents will get a missed call from the bus nannies to inform them that they are close to their child’s drop off point. To ensure their own safety, as well as to avoid problems arising from use of school transport, students should keep in mind the following points: • To easily identify students, Identity (ID) Cards must be carried at all times. • The bus pick up/drop off point cannot be changed without prior approval. • Students must return home by the assigned bus in which they come to school. • If on rare occasions, parents want to collect their wards who normally travel by bus, they should inform the school before 12noon for FS students and 1:45pm for Primary and Secondary students. When picking up the student, parents must have their "Parent ID Card.". • In case of extreme weather conditions, such as fog, hail and/or heavy rain, or emergencies the school bus may not be available to students. Parents will be informed via SMS. Students are expected to adhere to the Bus Behavior Code. A student whose conduct is objectionable and offensive on the bus will, in the first instance be warned by the Pastoral/discipline committee. In the absence of any change in his/her conduct the student may be suspended from using the school transport temporarily or permanently and Parents will be informed at every point, followed by the written warnings by HOS from the Management. Please note the following regarding bus drop off at the end of the day: • For any student from FS1 to Year 3, it is obligatory for the parent (or their authorized guardian) to be personally present, to receive the student from the bus at the drop off point. • If Year 1 to Year 3 students are travelling with older students (Year 4 and above), permission can be obtained to leave them in the care of their older sibling. • While dropping off FS students, if any adult is not available the student will be brought back to the school and the waiting time is 2 minutes. The Bus Attendant will contact the parent and confirm whether an adult will be available if the student is brought in the afternoon trip. If so, the FS student will be sent along with the other students in the afternoon trip. Otherwise, the parent must collect the student from the school. If the conditions stated above are not strictly followed, the student will be brought back to
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school and it would be the responsibility of the parents to collect their child from the school. If this is a continued practice then this will be reported to DSL. Please note that students using their own transport will not be permitted to use the school transport services. Mandatory Trainings: • Child protection & Safeguarding Training • Inclusion Protection & Procedure • Health & Safety • Bus Emergency & fire drill • Adventure weather evacuation & lost student drill
Bus Payments: Parents will pay the fees as term basis. Parents are advised to obtain transport fee clearance from School prior to collection of results and transfer certificates.
Own Transportation Arrival • • • • •
The school gates will open at 6:45am and there will be dedicated team members for Supervision. Parents are expected to be with their children until the gates are opened. Student MUST NOT be left outside the school gate unsupervised. Students using their own transport should arrive not later than 7: 45 am. Parents are encouraged to escort their children to the school gate only.
Own Transportation Dispersal • Parents are expected to pick their children from the front gate. • Students must carry their ‘Own Transport’ ID cards daily with them. • School finishes at 12:30 pm for FS students and 2:05 pm for Primary and Secondary students. • FS students must be collected before 1pm. Primary and Secondary students must be collected •
before 2:30pm. Since all staff leave the school by 3:15pm, we have no facility provided for extended stay.
School Bus Transportation Arrival • •
The school gates will open at 6:45am and there will be dedicated team member for Supervision. Students from Year 13 to Year 4 will dropped in Gate number 2 and from students from Year 3 to FS 1 will be dropped in Gate number 3
School Bus Transportation Dispersal • Children are expected to go through gate number 2. • Students must carry their ‘School Bus Transport’ ID cards daily with them. • School finishes at 12:30 pm for FS students and 2:05 pm for Primary and Secondary students.
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