MEMORANDUM FOR PARENTS OF BUS RIDING DoDDS STUDENTS

SUBJECT: Lost or Misplaced School Bus Pass Policy

1. Students who do not have a current school year bus pass are not authorized to ride DODEA School Buses. It is a parent’s responsibility to ensure students have a valid school bus pass in their possession in order to ride the school bus.

2. The Complex Transportation Office (CTO) responsible for school bus transportation will make exceptions for students who lose or misplace their bus passes. Students must follow instructions below in order to ride the school bus.

3. No school bus pass in the morning on the way to school:

a. Student must sign the “Bus Pass Report Log” kept on the bus.

b. Student must legibly print and sign their name. c. After arriving at school contact parents to make arrangements for trip home.

4. No school buses pass in the afternoon on the way home. If student’s parent has not contacted the CTO:

a. Get one of the school staff members on duty at the loading zone to sign you on the bus.

b. Student must sign the “Bus Pass Report Log” kept on the bus.

5. CTO will be provided an Incident Report after the student has had three consecutive days signing on the bus. CTO will notify parent that the student does not have a valid bus pass in his possession and will not longer be allowed to sign-on the bus until the student presents a valid bus pass.

6. Continued failure to present a valid bus pass may result in bus riding privileges being suspended for a period of time.

7. If you have any questions, please contact the undersigned at DSN 243-9566.

Michael Frechette Transportation Operations Specialist