School Bus Front Door Evacuations

School Bus Front Door Evacuations
Posted on 09/19/2023
Deming Public Schools has scheduled school bus front door evacuations for Thursday, September 21, 2023 in all bus zones.

Buses will load their students, engage the bus into gear, pull forward a minimum 10 feet, apply the parking brake, gear into neutral, the driver will give the students instructions on what to do, and then unload. Students shall depart the bus walking briefly a minimum of 75 feet to the front of the bus assuming the issue is towards the rear of the bus.
• Once all students have unloaded, the driver will then call all students to load where they were seated. No students are to get off the bus with their backpacks.
• Please note, buses will be running 10-15 minutes behind schedule on this day.
• Some bus evacuations will be in the morning, but most will be in the afternoon.

For more information or questions, please contact the Transportation Department at (575) 543-1009 or [email protected].