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Bus Service:
Bus Service is provided for all students who live more than one and one half
miles from the school. Details regarding bus stops and schedules will be
made available to those eligible. Students riding buses will be expected to
carry their student identification cards at all times and present them to
the bus driver immediately upon request.
Anyone not wearing the
identification badge may be refused entrance to the bus. Because of the
responsibilities inherent in the job, bus drivers are in complete control of
student behavior on the bus. Therefore, any report by a driver of student
misconduct on a bus may result in the revocation of the student's privilege
to ride the bus. School administrators will decide the length of time for
which the bus privilege will be revoked. Students are also advised that
buses are equipped with video cameras for security reasons.
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Notice to Parents and Guardians From the
State Board of Education
Parent(s) or legal
guardian(s) who must provide transportation to and from school,
because free transportation is not available for their children,
may be eligible to receive money from the state to help offset some of
the cost, for example, bus fares, or mileage reimbursement for private
automobiles at a rate specified each year. If you can answer yes
to the following questions for 2005-06 school year, you may be
eligible to receive reimbursement for providing such transportation.
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Was the pupil
under the age of 21 at the close of the school year?
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Was the pupil a
full-time student in grades kindergarten through 12?
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Did the pupil
either live 1½ miles or more from school or live less than 1½ miles
from school, but must be
transported
due to a serious safety hazard approved by the Illinois Department
of Transportation (see following paragraphs.)
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Did the pupil
attend a school within Illinois which meets Illinois compulsory
attendance laws?
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Did the
parent/guardian incur transportation expenses resulting from
transporting the pupil to and from school?
If you answered yes
to the above questions, lived in Illinois, and wish to file a claim,
you must go to the school where each of your children are enrolled by
June 30, 2005-06 to complete a claim application. Claim forms
should be available from February 2006
through June 30, 2006.
In addition,
parent(s)/guardian(s) who had pupils living less than 1½ miles from
the school attended must have already verified that a
safety hazard exists by completing an Application for Determination of
Serious Safety Hazards. Parents can obtain a copy of the Application
for Determination of Serious Safety Hazards from the Office of the
Regional Superintendent of Schools for the county in which they reside
by February 1, 2006. In McLean County, the Regional Office is
located at 905 North Main Street, Suite 1, Normal, IL. (888-5120). The
Regional Superintendent of Schools is required to send the Application
to the Illinois Department of Transportation within 15 days. The
Illinois Department of Transportation reviews and approves or denies
the Application and returns it to the Regional Superintendent of
Schools within 30 days. Upon receipt of the reviewed Application, the
Regional Superintendent of Schools will mail it to the parent/guardian
who requested the safety hazard be verified. If the safety hazard
is approved, the parent/guardian must go to the school the pupil
attends and complete the claim form. Parents who received
verification of a safety hazard on or after October 1, 1996,
and whose children attend the same school and live at the same
address, do not have to reapply for safety hazard verification.
Once all claims are
completed at the school, the claim forms will be sent to the Illinois
State Board of Education. If your claim is approved, you should
receive a check directly from the state for the lesser of the cost of
transporting your child/children or the average per pupil
reimbursement paid to public schools for transporting regular
education pupils. If insufficient funds are appropriated by the
General Assembly, all claims will be prorated.
If you have any
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Bicycles/Motorcycles/Skateboards:
Students riding bicycles to school are to park them in the racks provided
in the area west of the gymnasium. Students riding motorcycles to school
are to park them in the area east of the gymnasium under the roof
overhang. Sidewalks are not to be used for parking and must be kept clear
at all times. Skateboards, roller blades, and skates are not to be used
on school property at any time.
Automobiles:
Parking on school premises is a privilege reserved for students who are
making satisfactory progress toward graduation and are contributing to a
positive educational environment, and in consideration for the purchase of
a parking permit. Before a permit can be issued, the student must produce
a valid driver’s license and a vehicle registration card. The vehicle
must be in the name of the student, or their parent, or legal guardian.
Parking permission may be denied or withdrawn for educational or
disciplinary reasons, including violation of the following regulations.
Vehicles on school premises in violation of these
regulations are subject to towing at the owner's expense and risk.
Students should not expect to be warned prior to being towed.
All students who have
permission to park automobiles on school premises between the hours of
7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on regular school days must purchase a parking
permit and be governed by the following:
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A B.H.S. parking
permit sticker must be purchased at registration and be displayed on the
driver's side of the rear window. Permits are sold on a
first-come, first-served basis. Permits are not transferable to other
persons or vehicles. Any transferred permit is subject to confiscation
without a refund and towing. Permits will not be sold to sophomores
until after Junior and Senior needs are met. Sophomores should not
assume permits will be available for them.
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There are three
student parking areas: the lot directly east of the gymnasiums, the
north parking lot, and the lot across Locust Street adjacent to the
tennis courts. Student parking will not be permitted in any other area
on school premises, nor at Bloomington Junior High School during the
school day, 7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
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Speed limits of 7
miles per hour on all campus driveways must be observed. One-way signs
are to be observed. Careless, reckless, or hazardous driving on school
property will result in suspension of driving privileges. Parking
privileges which are suspended or revoked do not qualify for a refund of
the permit fee.
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Students are not to
loiter in automobiles or in the school parking lot.
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Once parked, the student is not to go to
the automobile without permission from the Student Affairs Office until
the student leaves for the school day.
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Students driving or riding to school in
automobiles and who arrive late due to car trouble will not have their
tardiness approved.
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Parents who visit the
school may park in visitors parking areas, sign in, and wear a visitor
pass upon entering the building.
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The school reserves
the right to search automobiles parked on school property for general
inspection or when there is reasonable suspicion that the student has in
the automobile an illegal or harmful prohibited substance or an object
that could be considered to be used as a weapon.
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Students park at their
own risk. In the event of theft or vandalism, the student should
contact their insurance carrier. The school is not liable for theft or
damage to cars parked on school property with or without a permit.
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Students are not allowed to park in the
faculty lot at any time.
Student parking is a
privilege for any student driving. This privilege may be removed if
school rules and regulations are not followed.
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