• We encourage everyone in the community to be extra cautious when driving in

  school zones and around school buses.

• Please stop when red flashing lights have been engaged and remain stopped until school bus lights have been turned off. NEVER pass a school bus if the red lights are flashing, and the stop arm is extended.

• Please have your children at the bus stop 5 (five) minutes prior to the scheduled time. The

  school bus driver does not wait for late students.

• Stay away from the street, road, or highway when waiting for the bus.

• Wait until the bus stops, and the door opens before approaching the bus.

• After getting off the bus, move away from the bus.

If you must cross the street, always cross in front of the bus where the driver can see you. Wait for the driver to signal to you before crossing the street.

Bus Conduct Reports

Bus conduct reports are used as a tool for the transportation department to communicate negative student behavior with the parent/guardian of a student. A student may receive a bus conduct report from their bus driver, if the driver is unable to correct the negative bus behavior with verbal coaching. Depending on the nature and severity of the incident, bus riding privileges may be suspended. The length of the bus suspension will be determined by the transportation supervisor based on the severity of the incident.

• The following rules apply when transporting objects on a school bus.

  • No skateboards, scooters, or helium filled balloons are allowed on the buses.

  • Students may not transport large musical instruments, or other objects that stick up above the seatback. All objects MUST fit within the seating compartment, and remain under the student's control for the duration of the bus ride.

  • No glass containers, insects, pets or other animnals shall be transported on the school bus.

• Stay seated while the bus is moving

• Keep noise and voices to an acceptable level

• Respect each other

• Respect the bus

• Afternoon route buses will depart from all campuses 7 minutes after the bell rings. For the safety of our students, once the buses are in motion, students may be denied boarding of a bus, and may be sent to the office to make arrangements for a ride home.

• Students who wish to get off at a bus stop other than his/her regular assigned stop, or wishing to ride a bus other than his/her assigned bus must have written permission from a parent/guardian.

• Kindergarten student's must be accompanied by an adult, or older sibling when borading, or being released at his/her bus stop.

MSD is partnering with BusRight to provide a free app displaying their child's bus location in real time! To take advantage of this opportunity during inclement weather or anytime, parents should:

1. Download the BusRight App.

2.    BusRight will send an email invitation at the beginning of the year to all parents that includes a personal link specific to your child's BusRight account. Click this link to login to BusRight and view your child's routes.

3.    If you cannot find the email invitation in your spam folder at the beginning of the year, parents should send an email to support@busright.com.

For additional information on BusRight, check out this training video, FAQ page.

Troubleshooting: If you log into the system and observe the bus appears to be offline, it does not mean the bus route is not in operation, but rather, it is the result of one of the following reasons:

• The bus route has completed its run and is back at the bus lot and the GPS is not turned on. 

• The driver is using a spare vehicle that is not equipped with BusRight's GPS tracking system.

• The GPS tracking system on the vehicle is not online due to technical issues.

• If the route does not show as an option on your route list, you might not be assigned to that stop in the BusRight system.

• If you have any questions Please contact the transportation office at 208-359-3265

SUPPORT@BUSRIGHT.COM