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6600.4R - Unloading Transition to Kindergarten and Kindergarten Students at Bus Stops

Regulation 6600.4R 
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All Transition to Kindergarten (TTK) and Kindergarten students must wear badges indicating their name and stop location for the first few weeks of school or until the bus driver is familiar with the student’s name and stop.  

Morning pick-ups and afternoon drop-offs are established bus stops. Drivers are not allowed to pick up or drop off students other than at designated bus stops.  Locations of stops are available on the District site at:  https://www.tacomaschools.org/departments/transportation

Stops and Dropping-Off Students
Take-home for student’s TTK and Kindergarten stops will be established at the closest corner from the student’s home or daycare address. 

TTK and Kindergarten students will be getting off the bus with other students in grade TTK/K-5. Parents/guardians are encouraged to meet their students at the bus stops; however, a parent/guardian does not have to be at the stop for the student to be dropped off.

All TTK and Kindergarten students are to be met at their bus stops by a person designated by the parent/guardian. Tacoma School District bus drivers are instructed not to leave a Kindergarten student alone without a person acknowledging their presence. If someone is not at the bus stop to receive a student, the bus driver will contact the dispatch office and report the situation. A reasonable effort will be made to contact a parent/guardian. If contact cannot be made, dispatch will notify the child’s school. The student will be returned to the school at the end of the bus run or the student’s assigned bus stop if contact had been made with the parent/guardian. 

Written authorization must be provided if a parent/guardian or other designated person will not be at the stop and the student may walk home or to daycare without supervision. 

Parents/guardians should familiarize their student with the appropriate bus stop, the proper walking path, and other students to walk with.   

Approval Date: 7/27/2000

Revised Date: 10/08/2024