RISD Transportation
RISD bus transportation will begin the morning of Tuesday, September 8th. Our transportation department and our bus drivers have been preparing for student safety and have already begun practicing runs of the bus routes. Parents, please begin talking to your students about the safety expectations mentioned below. Please see the message below from the Director of Transportation, Larry Hudson:
When bus transportation resumes with face-to-face instruction, students using bus transportation services will follow revised protocols. These expectations will begin when students arrive at their designated bus stop, board the school bus and exit the bus to enter the school building.
Richardson ISD will provide bus transportation for all students who register for transportation services and meet the eligibility requirements for transportation. RISD encourages families to drop students off at school, carpool, or walk with their student to school to reduce possible virus exposure on buses.
Bus drivers will be trained in COVID-19 safety protocols.
Drivers and students are required to wear a face covering or mask entering, riding and exiting the bus.
Students should practice social distancing while waiting for and approaching the school bus.
Students should NOT share food, drinks or personal devices.
Hand sanitizer will be provided on all buses and are to be used by students when entering and exiting the bus.
Each bus and route will be limited to one student per seat or two students from the same household in order to encourage social distancing. The seat immediately behind the driver will remain empty.
Students will be seated starting from the back seats, then toward the front. Students will unload starting from the front to the back.
Depending on the number of students, multiple runs of each route may be necessary to accommodate all students.
Bus riders will be encouraged to sit apart from one another and will be required to sit facing the front of the bus and keep their hands to themselves.
When possible, parents should help with student supervision at the bus stop both at arrival and pick-up times.
Disinfecting Protocol Between Drop-Offs
Seats, handles, and high-touch areas will be disinfected every day, per TEA guidelines, using CDC-approved disinfectant through electrostatic disinfectant sprayer.
Seats, handles, and high-touch areas will be disinfected after every route, per TEA guidelines, utilizing CDC-approved disinfectant.
When possible, bus windows will be opened to allow outside air to circulate in the bus.
All students must follow all rules and expectations for bus transportation, including these new health and safety guidelines.
Bus drivers will be trained in COVID-19 safety protocols.
Drivers and students are required to wear a face covering or mask entering, riding and exiting the bus.
Students should practice social distancing while waiting for and approaching the school bus.
Students should NOT share food, drinks or personal devices.
Hand sanitizer will be provided on all buses and are to be used by students when entering and exiting the bus.
Each bus and route will be limited to one student per seat or two students from the same household in order to encourage social distancing. The seat immediately behind the driver will remain empty.
Students will be seated starting from the back seats, then toward the front. Students will unload starting from the front to the back.
Depending on the number of students, multiple runs of each route may be necessary to accommodate all students.
Bus riders will be encouraged to sit apart from one another and will be required to sit facing the front of the bus and keep their hands to themselves.
When possible, parents should help with student supervision at the bus stop both at arrival and pick-up times.
Disinfecting Protocol Between Drop-Offs
Seats, handles, and high-touch areas will be disinfected every day, per TEA guidelines, using CDC-approved disinfectant through electrostatic disinfectant sprayer.
Seats, handles, and high-touch areas will be disinfected after every route, per TEA guidelines, utilizing CDC-approved disinfectant.
When possible, bus windows will be opened to allow outside air to circulate in the bus.
All students must follow all rules and expectations for bus transportation, including these new health and safety guidelines.
