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SCHOOL BUS INTERCHANGE
Town buses will operate using the routes shown in the Maryborough Advertiser at a cost of 30c per one way trip. These buses will come directly to the Balaclava Campus and unload all students in the "Bus Bay".
The following should be observed at the Interchange:-
Expected Behaviour on School Buses
School bus services are there as a privilege and not at any time should the driver be placed in a situation that will endanger the safety of the students, travelling on the bus. Students have a responsibility not to distract the driver or disobey an instruction from the driver. If a breach of the rules is severe enough the privilege of bus travel will be taken away from the offending person for an agreed amount of time.
BUS CODE OF BEHAVIOUR
All students need to follow the Bus Code of Behaviour at all times
The following rules are for all bus travellers of school buses.
I WILL
• Board and leave the bus in an orderly manner
• Behave safely at all times
• Accept that the driver is in charge and obey his/her instructions
• If directed by the driver, occupy a particular seat
• Sit properly on a seat
• Respect bus property and the property of others by not marking or damaging it
• Remove bag from my back before entering or exiting the bus
• Place bags under the seat or in the storage areas provided
• Show bus pass or ticket to the driver on boarding where required
I WILL NOT
• Physically or verbally harass other passengers or the driver
• Distract the driver from his/her duties
• Create unnecessary noise
• Move about while the bus is in motion
• Extend any part of my body out of the windows
• Throw any objects either inside or out of the bus
• Smoke while on the bus
• Eat or drink while on the bus without permission of the driver
• Carry illegal, oversize and or dangerous objects
• Obstruct the aisle, door or emergency exits
• Alter, deface, misuse or fraudulently obtain a bus pass
• Give, lend or transfer my bus pass or ticket to another student
• Stand on or put my feet on the seat
Expectations at the Bus Interchange – Balacalava Campus.
• Always use the pedestrian crossing at either end of the Interchange. Never walk between buses.
• Running in the Interchange area places everybody at risk.
• Wait for students to get off the bus and enter the bus in an orderly manner.
• Travel on the same bus at all times when coming to and from school.
• Use the appropriate area while waiting for the buses and do not run around whilst waiting.
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