Dear Parents:

You will soon receive bus route descriptions for our school.  Please look over the routes and find the stop nearest your house and go to that stop when school begins.  The buses serving A. B. Combs will be color coded and labeled again this year.  You will need to give the drivers at least a ten minute leeway on the scheduled arrival times.  For example, if your child is scheduled to be picked up at 7:40 am, the bus may be as early as 7:30 am or as late as 7:50 am.  This is due to the uncertainty of traffic.  Hopefully, after the drivers do the routes a few times, they will be able to give you a more exact pick-up time.

If you have questions or concerns about your child’s stop, you may contact Broughton Transportation at 856-7821.  Your child’s safety is a top priority for us.  We ask you to join us in our efforts to ensure a safe and pleasant ride on our school buses by reviewing the following rules with your child.

Students should:
1. Be on time.  The bus cannot wait for you.
2. Wait at the bus stop without running around or playing.
3. Enter and exit the bus without pushing or crowding.
4. Show respect for the driver at all times and accept his/her authority.
5. Talk in a reasonable tone of voice to the people near you.
6. Find a seat and stay in it - keep all body parts inside the bus.
7. Refrain from eating or drinking on the bus.
8. Avoid littering the bus.  Never throw anything on the bus.
9. Keep your hands and feet to yourself.

Bus drivers have a tremendous responsibility for operating the bus and maintaining good behavior of the students in their care.  Since students’ inappropriate behavior can distract the driver, we are asking that drivers let Mrs. Summers or me know immediately if there is a problem.  Continued or serious misconduct may lead to the following:

First offense - Warning letter to parent
Second offense - Suspension from the bus for one to five days.
Third offense - Suspension from the bus for ten days.

Thank you for helping us get off to a great start with school bus safety.  Please feel free to call Broughton Transportation at 856-7821 or me at 233-4300, if you have questions about transportation.  See you soon.

Michael Armstrong

If you would like to pick up your child in carpool, please complete the application below and return it to your child's teacher or the office by August 30th.

Carpool Application 

Please have your carpool number displayed on your rearview mirror by September 4^th.

*NEW--Video of Carpool Procedures

Also, the PTA would like to coordinate information sharing in order to facilitate carpooling among local neighborhoods and help us all save gas money while we care for our earth. Read the PTA's letter HERE to find out more information.

--->>> Carpool letter from PTA

Combs Traffic Flow For Carpooling

Please observe the following traffic flow pattern for drop-off and pick up of Combs students. Doing so will provide the quickest transit times and maximum safety for our students.

Cars should line up in the far right lane of Lorimer Road and Merwin Road, noting the direction of travel in the picture below. Please pull as far to the right as possible, so the school buses can pass safely. Parking along the curb on these streets is prohibited during the drop-off and pick up times of 7:50 am to 8:45 am and 2:50 pm to 3:45 pm. If you need to park to enter the school please park on Lorimer Road on the opposite side of the street from the school, as indicated below. Also, please park between the crosswalk and Merwin, so children using the crosswalk can be seen by the buses turning out of the parking lot onto Lorimer.

Only right hand turns are allowed from Merwin onto Lorimer, from Lorimer into the school parking lot, and from the school parking lot back onto Lorimer. Left hand turns are prohibited from Merwin onto Lorimer to protect children in that crosswalk. Left hand turns into the school parking lot are prohibited - all cars must use the traffic flow pattern shown below. Please turn right out of the school parking lot onto Lorimer to relieve congestion near the car pool lane.