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EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBER
For emergencies after 4 PM, Western Wayne offers an after-hour emergency number. Please state your name, child’s name, the bus or van number, driver’s name and your phone number. An administrator will call you back as soon as possible.
Important information related to Student transportation
- Transportation policy is that the addition or change of a stop other than the students’ residence will only be approved when needed for childcare purposes. Requests pertaining to student employment, extracurricular activities, etc. will not be granted except in specific cases.
- Starting in the ’27-’28 School year, there will be a blackout period during which no transportation changes will be made. This period includes the week before school starts and the first week of school, and it is designed to ensure that the transportation at the beginning of the school year goes as smoothly and safely as possible. All change requests received during the blackout period will be addressed after the blackout has ended.
- Starting in the ’27-’28 School year: Schedules that alternate during the week or change from week to week cannot be accommodated except in specific cases.
- Activity buses run daily after school at 4:30pm and 5:30pm and their routes can be found on the transportation page.
- Students must ride the bus to which they are assigned. The temporary use of another bus will only be approved in an emergency (e.g. illness/death in the family or parents/guardians unexpectedly out of town) and must be approved in advance.
- Riding the bus is a privilege. The right to ride the bus can be removed temporarily or for the remainder of the school year with repeated poor behavior. All behavioral rules and guidelines that apply in school also apply on the bus. Parents/guardians are encouraged to discuss appropriate bus behavior with their students often.
School Bus Stop Safety Tips
The Pennsylvania State Police offer safety tips for children
- Parents and guardians should keep reminding their children of the following:
- When getting off a bus, look to make sure no cars are passing on the shoulder.
- Before crossing a street, take five giant steps out from the front of the bus, or until the driver’s face can be seen.
- Wait for the driver to signal that it is safe to cross.
- Look left-right-left when coming to the edge of the bus to make sure traffic is stopped.
- With the onset of inclement winter weather approaching use more caution when crossing the road or standing near the roadway.
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation offers advice on school bus safety for drivers:
- Being aware red flashing lights on buses indicate students are either entering or exiting a bus.
- Motorists must stop at least 10 feet from a school bus that is displaying red flashing lights and/or its stop arm is extended when approaching from the rear and from the opposite direction on undivided roads.
- Motorists are not required to stop for a bus if the bus is on the opposite side of a separated roadway (divided by a physical barrier or median, etc.), but they should remain alert for children.
- Altering a route or schedule to avoid a bus route is one way motorists can help improve safety.
- Motorists should always watch for school crossing patrols and pedestrians, as well as reducing speeds in and around school zones.
- Every corner is a crosswalk. Motorists should always watch and stop for pedestrians. The law applies to street corners for both marked and unmarked crosswalks (in other words, all street corners).
- As a reminder, parents/guardians should remain with their children until the students board the bus, and also be present at bus stop locations for drop-off.
