School Bus Safety Week October 17-21

Preparing Your Children for Safety—School Bus Safety Week

October 17 – 21 is School Bus Safety Week.  The Hortonville Area School District bus drivers will be practicing Bus Evacuation Drills this week, and these are practiced twice during the school year.  These drills are important so that children are prepared if there is ever a situation while they are on the bus.  Practicing helps the children to not be so afraid when something happens; they are ready and will be able to react correctly.

The district has been doing the Bus Evacuation Drills for the past five years, and the drivers have seen and reported great improvement in how the students respond, cooperate and execute what they have learned. 

The protection of students on our buses is a primary responsibility of the bus driver.  Should there be an accident involving the bus or should they need to evacuate because of a fire, the driver will take the necessary actions, which are the same procedures your children have and will be practicing for the next few weeks.

Click here to see the 14 Rules of Bus Safety [http://www.hasd.org/14%20Rules%20of%20Bus%20Safety.pdf]

Teaching Young Students the Importance of Bus Safety

With the week of October 17-21 being Bus Safety Week, the bus drivers at Hortonville Area School District wanted to teach the young children that ride their buses some rules to follow while on the bus to make it a safe trip for everyone.

The drivers are going to each of the district parochial schools (Immanuel, St. Edwards, St. Mary’s, Bethlehem) and 4K sites (Hillside, YMCA, Play & Grow) and our public schools (HES & GES) throughout the week with a bus to teach the children some basic rules to follow, which include:

• Behavior on the bus
• To remain seated and facing forward at all times
• To keep aisles clear
• To not bring food or drinks on the bus
• To be respectful and courteous of the other kids on the bus
• To remain quiet and seated at railroad crossings
• How to get on and off the bus safely

The bus drivers are taking 20 minutes with each class to make sure that everyone understands these rules on the bus to have a safe and easy ride to and from school.  Support bus safety and talk to your children about what they learned this week!