KINDERGARTEN ID PROGRAM
Introducing Tag the Bag
Kindergarten students must be met at their bus stop every day!
This long-standing protocol, agreed upon by our four member school boards, helps to keep our youngest students safe, whether rural or urban, an only child or part of a brood, going home or attending child care. To complement this protocol, the NPSSTS presents Tag the Bag, a program that makes it easier for all student transportation drivers to recognize students who must be met by an adult.
How Tag the Bag Works
A bright tag for every family
All Kindergarten families receive a plastic tag (like those for luggage) with a brightly coloured card inside.
Parents fill in the card
Parents and guardians choose what information to write on the card — we suggest the name of the student’s school, at least — and clip it on their child’s backpack.
Drivers spot it instantly
The bright colour quickly alerts drivers to students who cannot disembark without an adult to meet them.
Schools & monitors helped too
It also helps school staff spot young students who need a replacement tag before boarding, and identifies students who may need assistance from a bus patroller, monitor, or transfer point commissionaire.
If there is no one to meet a Kindergarten student, they will be returned to school. Drivers are not to wait past the scheduled drop-off time, but contact their dispatch and advise whether they are returning to the school immediately or at the end of their regular run, depending on where the bus is at the time.