Student Bus Travel

Over the last month it has been identified in a number of ongoing instances, of students travelling on a bus they are not approved to travel on. This is a breach of the agreed conditions of travel that every student and their family have agreed to, and where an ongoing pattern is identified, it can lead to the student’s suspension from all travel under the school bus program.

Kyneton High School( Co-ordinating School) for the School Bus Program are working with the bus operators (Organ’s and Dyson’s) and their drivers to ensure that all attempts at unapproved travel are reported for follow up and consequences. To assist the identification of students, and to ensure they are only boarding their approved service, we implemented coloured bus passes this year. Every student has been provided with a card for each service they are approved to travel on.

From the commencement of Term 4, it is expected that every student will present their bus pass to the driver as they board the bus in the morning and the afternoon. If a student has lost their card, they should request a replacement from our Bus Coordinator, Melinda Plumb. If a student attempts to travel on another student’s card, it will be considered a breach of the conditions by both students with appropriate consequences to follow.

Please refer to the link below for general conditions of travel relating to appropriate behaviour on the school bus. If students witness inappropriate behaviour by other travellers, they are encouraged to report it through their school so that action can be taken. The drivers don’t always see all inappropriate behaviour as they are concentrating on driving the bus safely. It is therefore incumbent on all travellers to support the safe operation of the services by reporting problems.

If your child is not using the Government Bus Program anymore, can you please email Melinda Plumb mplumb@shckyneton.catholic.edu.au

CONDITIONS OF TRAVEL DOCUMENT