ALH does not own school busses or manage school bus staff. A small percentage of ALH students are transported by yellow school bus, a service which is provided by a student’s home district. Some school busses transport non-ALH students and ALH students at the same time. To reduce the spread of infection, ALH highly encourages parents/guardians to drop off their students. Non-ALH students are prohibited from disembarking school busses on ALH property.
ALH will keep open communication with bus companies and districts to identify practices bus companies are implementing to ensure student safety. To the extent possible, ALH will partner with bus companies to promote student safety and social distancing on school busses.
ALH students will be required to wear face coverings on the school bus (unless medical reasons prohibit mask wearing) and socially distance from other riders (unless the riders live in the same household). When students disembark, staff will confirm with the driver that ALH students complied with all school bus safety regulations. ALH will evaluate safety violations by students to determine if it is safe for the student to enter the school.
Parents/guardians of ALH students riding the school bus are required to screen their students for COVID-19 symptoms. Students with a 100 degree Fahrenheit or higher temperature or with COVID-19 symptoms cannot go on the bus or enter the school. ALH will provide information about bus policies and riding requirements to parents.
ALH will assign staff to supervise the loading and unloading of school busses at school. Social distancing and the wearing of face coverings will be required during the loading and unloading of school busses.
To reduce crowding at dismissal, ALH will provide the dismissal time to bus companies so that they are present in our parking lot at dismissal. Should busses be delayed at dismissal, students waiting for the bus will be allowed to wait in areas where social distancing can be maintained. Specifically, students will be permitted to wait on the outside patio or, if inclement weather, in the Union. Students will be required to wear face coverings while waiting for the bus.
The School Bus
See above section “School Policies and Practices”
School Bus Staff
See above section “School Policies and Practices”
Students on Transportation
See above section “School Policies and Practices”
Protocols Once Students Disembark from Transportation
