Student travel planner All parents and primary caregivers are encouraged to use this checklist to help get your child safely to and from school. Bus Does my child? How can I help? Understand the Code of Conduct for Read the Code of Conduct for School Bus School Bus Travel? Travel. Know the bus number and stop to Ensure your child is capable of travelling school? independently. Know the bus number and stop from Practice walking your child to and from school? their bus stop. Know what do they do if they miss their Ensure your child stays back from the normal stop? road and waits until the bus stops. Need a school bus buddy? Discuss what to do if your child misses their stop: stay on the bus and tell the get off at the next stop. driver, don’t Know their wet season backup travel Discuss wet season backup travel plans. plans? Walk Does my child? How can I help? Know the safest pathway to school? Practice walking to and from school. Know how to cross a road safely? Set an example, always use the crossings. Have a walking buddy? Be sure to wait for traffic to stop before crossing. Car Does my child? How can I help? Know the safest place to be picked up Always wear a seatbelt/child restraint. and dropped off? Know how to wear a seatbelt or child Discuss being a safe passenger. restraint? Know which is the car safety door? Be sure to wait for traffic to stop before crossing. Bike Does my child? How can I help? Know how to ride a bike safely? Always wear a helmet. Know the safest way to school? Practice riding to and from school with your child. Know where to store their bike at Discuss the safest places to cross the school? roads. Have a bike helmet?
Student travel planner All parents and primary caregivers are encouraged to use this checklist to help get your child safely to and from school. Bus Does my child? How can I help? Understand the Code of Conduct for School Bus Travel? Read the Code of Conduct for School Bus Travel. Know the bus number and stop to school? Ensure your child is capable of travelling independently. Know the bus number and stop from school? Practice walking your child to and from their bus stop. Know what do they do if they miss their normal stop? Ensure your child stays back from the road and waits until the bus stops. Need a school bus buddy? Discuss what to do if your child misses their stop: stay on the bus and tell the driver, don’t get off at the next stop. Know their wet season backup travel plans? Discuss wet season backup travel plans. Walk Does my child? How can I help? Know the safest pathway to school? Practice walking to and from school. Know how to cross a road safely? Set an example, always use the crossings. Have a walking buddy? Be sure to wait for traffic to stop before crossing. Car Does my child? How can I help? Know the safest place to be picked up and dropped off? Always wear a seatbelt/child restraint. Know how to wear a seatbelt or child restraint? Discuss being a safe passenger. Know which is the car safety door? Be sure to wait for traffic to stop before crossing. Bike Does my child? How can I help? Know how to ride a bike safely? Always wear a helmet. Know the safest way to school? Practice riding to and from school with your child. Know where to store their bike at school? Discuss the safest places to cross the roads. Have a bike helmet?
student-travel-planner.docx