District Purpose/Mission:  To graduate college and career ready students
District Direction/Vision:  Learning Today-Leading Tomorrow! 
 


DURHAM'S  Bike Giveaway 

Durham School Services, which operates the Peach County School District's buses, gave three deserving elementary school students a different kind of ride for Christmas! The General Manager for Durham School Services said his Social Committee made inquiries and came up with names of one student in each local elementary school to receive a new bike for Christmas.  The chief contributing factors for selection were good grades, attendance, and good behavior. The lucky students, who didn’t know about their gifts ahead of time, were presented their bikes. They are: LeDamien Feldon(Kay Road), Kendall Johnson(Hunt Elem.), and Aaleeyah Smith(Byron Elem.).  

Rufus Green, Director
rgreen@durhamschoolservices.com

Welcome

The mission of the Transportation Department is to provide safe, reliable and professional services for our students. 

Bus Stop Safety
Safety at the bus stop is an integral part of your students ride to school and back
home. In the 2009-2010 & 2010-2011 school years Georgia had seven (7) fatalities, five (5) serious injuries, and four (4) near misses when students were getting on and off the school bus. With this in mind the Georgia Department of Education has developed a structured curriculum that will be taught at the K-8 level. A link is provided below that gives an overview of this curriculum. Please feel free to read and share with your children as this will assist us in the education on Bus Stop Safety. 

GA Dept of Education - Safety Curriculum & School Bus Safety

Parents

• Parents are responsible for the safety and supervision of their
  children from the time the children leave home in the morning
  until they board the bus, and at the end of the day from the
  time their children depart the bus until they arrive home.

• Insure that your child arrives at the designated bus stop 5-10
  minutes before the bus arrives

• Talk about bus safety with your child.

Students

• Be early! Arrive at least five minutes ahead of time.
• Wait for the bus in an orderly manner.
• Wait for the driver's signal before crossing the street.
• Cross the street at least ten feet in front of the bus.
• Never walk behind or crawl under a school bus.
• Never go back to the bus for anything you may have
  dropped or left behind.
• Never run to or from the bus.
• Put electronic devices away while loading and unloading
• Remove or secure drawstrings, straps, and the like, or
  any piece of clothing or accessory (book bag, etc.) that
  could get caught in the bus door or hand rails.
• Always obey the driver.
• Stay in your seat.
• Keep your hands, arms, and head inside the bus.

Motorists

• Be on the look out for children. They can appear suddenly
  and without notice out from behind stopped school buses.

• Please obey the posted speed limit in school zones.
  Children may be present in the area at any time, but are
  especially present when the lights on the school zone
  sign are flashing.

• When the yellow warning lights on the bus flash, this
  lets motorists know that the bus will be stopping to
  load or unload students. Please slow down and
  prepare to stop instead of speeding up to pass the bus.

Services provided by Durham School Services 

Durham Transportation Contacts:
Karen Falkner, Dispatcher: kfalkner@durhamschoolservices.com
Phone numbers
(478) 825-0601
(478) 825-0605
(478) 825-0608

Peach County School District Contacts:
Ben Maddox, Director of Operations
Email: bmaddox@peachschools.org
523 Vineville Street
Fort Valley, Georgia 31030
(478) 825-5933 ext. 1608