The McAllen I.S.D. Transportation Department is pleased to provide transportation for your child and solicits your assistance in helping create a safe and efficient operation.  

 The bus driver is responsible for the safe operation of the school bus and the safety and discipline of bus students.  The school bus is an extension of the classroom, and the principal will administer the discipline with the assistance from the bus driver.  No student will be transported by a school bus that is termed ineligible for transportation by the McAllen ISD policies and Texas Education Agency Guidelines (TEA).  Students must follow the Bus Conduct Codes established by the school district.  They are herein outlined for your information and for the guidance of your child.

1.   Students are expected to be at the appropriate bus stops on time.  Buses will not return to pick up those
 who are tardy and parent will be responsible for transporting student to school.

2.  Students should wait a sufficient distance (approx. 10 ft.) from the pavement and never stand in the roadway while waiting for the bus.

3.  Students will get on or off the bus only at their assigned stop.

4.  Students will not refuse to sit in an assigned seat or deny another person a place to sit; student will not save seats with the exception of holding a seat for a younger sibling.

5.  At no time will students act toward or address comments to a bus driver in a disrespectful manner or refuse to cooperate with the driver.

6.  Students will remain seated facing forward for the duration of the trip, and remain seated until the bus door opens.

7.  Students will not throw articles within the bus, out the bus window, or at any other vehicles; students will not extend any part of their body out the bus window and will keep their feet on the floor in front of them and out of the bus aisle.

8.  Students will not take or handle any emergency equipment inside the bus, and will never board or leave the bus through the emergency door except in an emergency.

9.  Students will not yell, scream, or whistle on bus; excessive noise will not be tolerated.

10.  The following items are strictly PROHIBITED on the bus:  Cigarettes or any type of narcotics, matches, alcoholic beverages, weapons, explosives (such as fireworks), unsheathed pointed articles, or animals.

11.  Students will not eat, drink, or litter on bus.

12.  Students will not write upon, disfigure or destroy any part (inside or outside) of bus.  Students who damage school district property will be charged for such damage and may be suspended from bus immediately.

13.  Students will abide by the individual school rules and regulations pertaining to bus students.

14.  Serious offenses are defined but not limited to those listed above.

Consequences

1^st Offense:  Warning. A bus conduct report is written and forwarded to the school principal.  The principal will warn the student and will notify the student’s parents.  

2^nd Offense:  Bus Suspension for three (3) days.  A bus conduct report is written and forwarded to the school principal.  The student is denied bus privileges as indicated.  The principal will notify the student’s parents.  

3^rd Offense:  Bus Suspension for five (5) days or for the remainder of the semester, depending on the level of severity.  A bus conduct report is written and forwarded to the school principal.  The student is denied bus privileges as indicated.  The principal will notify the student’s parents.