Full Notification

On Thursday, September 1st, the Tewksbury Township Schools will be back in session. With the start of the new school year comes an increase in both vehicular and pedestrian traffic.

𝐒𝐂𝐇𝐎𝐎𝐋 𝐁𝐔𝐒 𝐒𝐀𝐅𝐄𝐓𝐘
Students who are returning to in-person learning may rely on school buses to get them to and from school safely.

𝐈𝐅 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐀𝐑𝐄 𝐃𝐑𝐈𝐕𝐈𝐍𝐆, 𝐑𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐌𝐁𝐄𝐑 𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐒𝐄 𝐒𝐈𝐌𝐏𝐋𝐄 𝐑𝐔𝐋𝐄𝐒:
• Yellow flashing lights on a school bus mean slow down — don’t speed up — because the bus is preparing to stop. There are likely students waiting to get on the bus or parents waiting nearby to pick up children.
• Red flashing lights mean stop — and wait at least 20 feet behind the bus — because children are getting on or off the school bus. Stay stopped until the red lights stop flashing, the extended stop-arm is withdrawn, and the bus begins moving.
• Even when lights aren’t flashing, watch for children, particularly in the morning or mid-afternoon, around school arrival and dismissal times. Be alert as you back out of a driveway, or drive through a neighborhood, school zone or bus stop.

𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐒 – 𝐓𝐀𝐋𝐊 𝐁𝐔𝐒 𝐒𝐀𝐅𝐄𝐓𝐘 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐂𝐇𝐈𝐋𝐃𝐑𝐄𝐍:
Your child should arrive at the bus stop at least 5 minutes before the bus is scheduled to arrive. Teach them to play it SAFE:
• Stay five steps away from the curb.
• Always wait until the bus comes to a complete stop and the bus driver signals for you to board.
• Face forward after finding a seat on the bus.
• Exit the bus after it stops and look left-right-left for cars before crossing a street.

We would like to wish all the students and staff a happy and safe school year.