Special Needs Transportation

Parent Responsibilities

  • Your child should be fully dressed, toileted, and ready to board the bus (10) minutes before scheduled pick-up time.
  • Accompany your child to the bus.
  • Notify your Transportation Department, on a daily basis, when your child DOES NOT need transportation. You can do so by calling Dispatch @ 972-708-2284.
  • Notify the school IN ADVANCE if your address, phone number, or childcare arrangements change.
  • The driver can wait up to (2) minutes past the scheduled pickup/dropoff time for you or your child, after 2 minutes, they are instructed to proceed.
  • At DROP OFF time, you or a responsible party should meet your child at the bus so that the driver can make custodial transfer of your child.
  • Students who are not met at the PM bus stop will be returned to the school, or bus lot.  Repeat offenders may be turned over to Duncanville ISD Police.
  • Students are not allowed to get on or off the bus anywhere other than their assigned stop.

Scholar Responsibilities

  • We expect ALL scholars to follow the School Bus Safety Rules for the safety of your child and others who ride the bus.
  • Bus behavior problems are reported to the Special Needs Coordinator by the Bus Driver or Attendant.  The Special Needs Coordinator reports the behavior to the school.
  • The Diagnostician & Special Needs Coordinator decides what the disciplinary action will be, such as: detention, suspension from school, suspension of bus riding privileges, and parent conferences to enforce safe behavior on the bus.

Bus Driver Responsibilities

  • School Bus Drivers are professional drivers with special training and a commercial driver’s license.
  • They are employees of Duncanville Independent School District.
  • They are responsible for driving the bus safely, transporting the students, and staying on time.       

Bus Attendant Responsibilities

  • School Bus Attendants assist the drivers to be sure that all of the students are safe on the bus. They secure seat belts, wheel chairs, and any other necessary supports, etc.
  • Attendants maintain discipline; see that the students stay in their seats, and report problems to the schools.
  • They seek emergency medical help when needed.
  • Bus Attendants cannot come to your door with your student as a general rule.
  • Modification of the Attendant’s duties may be described in the student’s Individual Education Plan (IEP).
  • Bus Attendants work with the students in and around the bus.