Staff & Routes
Elementary: 641-764-2621 – Jessica Hart at jessica_hart@mstm.us or Beth Happe at 641-764-2621
JH/HS: 641-764-2486 – Sheila Miller at sheila_miller@mstm.us or Josh Moser at 641-764-2486
Bus Safety & Rules
Parent Responsibilities
- Help your student arrive at the bus stop safely and on time
- Ensure your student boards the bus safely in inclement weather
- Make any improvement suggestions to Ross Turner, Transportation Supervisor
Driver & School Responsibilities
- Maintaining a safe bus to transport students
- Running the bus schedule on time
- Monitor the occupancy and capacity of buses for safety
- Ensure students are transported safely both to and from school
Student Responsibilities
- Arrive on time
- Follow all rules
- Report any rule-breaking incidents to the driver immediately
School Bus Rules
- Respect and follow bus driver instructions
- Do not approach bus door until driver signals to load
- No pushing or shoving when loading
- Keep property out of the aisle
- Talk quietly with others around you
- No vulgar language is allowed
- Remain seated and facing forward for the duration of the ride
- No opening of windows without driver permission
- Keep body parts inside the bus at all times
- Be silent when stopped at a railroad crossing
- Keep hands to yourself
- Keep the bus clean; no glass containers or pump sprays such as perfume, cologne, hairspray, deodorant, and fingernail polish.
- Damages to the seat will be charged to the student
- Do not throw objects
- No cleats or spikes of any kind shall be worn.
Read the MStM Hard Surface Only Policy
Discipline Policy
Any students disobeying regulations governing their riding of a school bus may be subject to forfeiture of their right to ride the bus.
- Bus driver will notify students when they are not following rules and parents will be notified
- If necessary, a driver will assign seats to students
- Repeat violators of bus rules will be reported to the principal and a written Bus Conduct Form will be submitted
- A principal will determine if riding privileges will be revoked in any instance.
- The following incidents will result in immediate revocation of bus privileges:
- Assaults
- Verbal Attacks
- Intentional Damage
- To earn back bus privileges, a conference with the student, parents, bus driver, and the principal will take place.
- Any appeals to loss of riding privileges can be made to the Superintendent or the School Board