Do drivers have to take students home in the afternoon?
A. In the afternoon, drivers are instructed not to allow students to travel without a bus pass or temporary pass. Students have the opportunity to get a temporary bus pass from the school during the course of the day and there should therefore be no reason for anybody not to have a pass for the journey home. If a student tries to board a bus without a pass, the driver is likely to advise them to go to the School Offi ce and obtain a temporary pass. However, drivers cannot be expected to know if a student has followed his or her advice and returned to school to obtain a bus pass or might not be able to wait e.g. if it means holding up the departure of other buses. The bus might therefore depart before a student has been able to get a temporary pass. This is more likely to happen where the School Offi ce is some distance from the bus park. Anyone, who is refused travel, can wait at school in a safe environment until alternative arrangements can be made.
