All students traveling to out-of-district schools meet their buses at the Thomaston Public Schools Bus Hub located in the rear parking area of Thomaston High School. At that location there is a shelter for out-of-district students near the gray storage containers. You can find complete details about out-of-district buses routes and schedules on the Thomaston Public Schools website. You can find complete details about out-of-district buses routes and schedules on the Thomaston Public Schools website.

Morning Bus Procedure:

All out-of-district students must be dropped off at the bus shelter in the rear parking area of Thomaston High School at least five minutes before their scheduled bus pick up time.

Parents, guardians and carpool drivers are asked to pull up near the bus shelter to drop off students for bus pickup; do not follow behind the bus or block the bus pickup lane.

Parents, guardians and carpool drivers who wish to wait until students are picked up must park in the spaces numbered 60-80. Students of waiting drivers are expected to wait in the bus shelter; students will not approach a bus from a parked vehicle.

For the safety of our out-of-district students, parents, guardians and carpool drivers must maintain a 25-foot safety zone around school buses. Using the shelter and parking in designated spaces will enable parents, guardians and carpool drivers to maintain this safety zone with limited effort and concern.

Afternoon Bus Procedure:

All out-of-district students must be picked up at the Bus Hub in the rear parking area of Thomaston High School. Parents, guardians and carpool drivers are not to pull up near the bus shelter to pick up students in the afternoon. Students must not approach a moving vehicle or a vehicle not parked in the designated parking area.

All parents, guardians and carpool drivers must park their vehicles in one of the spaces numbered 60-80 approximately five (5) minutes prior to the bus drop-off time; do not follow behind the bus or block the bus drop-off lane.

Students of waiting drivers are expected to walk, not run, to their parent’s, guardian’s or carpool driver’s vehicles with the exception of Rotella and Maloney students who are expected to meet their parents, guardians, or carpool drivers at the bus shelter.

For the safety of our out-of-district students, parents, guardians and carpool drivers must maintain a 25-foot safety zone around school buses. Using the shelter and parking in designated spaces will enable parents, guardians and carpool drivers to maintain this safety zone with limited effort and concern.

Afternoon Options for Bristol Tech, Kaynor, Oliver Wolcott, Wamogo, Waterbury Arts Students:

In the afternoon, students attending Bristol Tech, Kaynor, Oliver Wolcott, Wamogo and Waterbury Arts may be picked up at the Bus Hub or they may choose to transfer to a bus that will transport them to a bus stop near their home.

If you have any questions, please contact All-Star Transportation’s Thomaston office at 860-283-0922 or email [email protected].

Any individual seeking a change to a student’s pick-up and / or drop-off procedure must complete a change request form and submit it to their student’s school principal. You can find the form here.

All Pre-K and Kindergarten students will be dropped-off at their assigned bus stops and must be met by a parent or an authorized adult / caregiver, or they will be returned to his/her home school.

All other students – grades 1 through 12 – do not require an adult present.

If a student is uncomfortable when getting off at his or her bus stop, that student also will be returned to school. It is advisable for parents to provide a note to their student’s school if they want their student to be dropped off at their bus stop without an adult being present. Here are some safety tips for parents to keep in mind.

In the event a change to a pick-up and drop-off schedule is needed during the school year, parents need to complete and submit a Transportation Change Request to their student’s school principal. The request form can be found online by clicking here.

The school bus is an extension of the classroom and students are expected to maintain behavior acceptable in a classroom setting. With that in mind, here are some important rules:

1. Students should be at their bus stop five minutes prior to their scheduled pickup time.

2. Students should stand back 10 to 15 feet from the road whenever possible.

3. Students should wait for the school bus to come to a complete stop and for the driver to nod his/her head before approaching the bus.

4. Children should never run after the bus as it pulls away as the driver may not see them.

5. If students need to cross in front of the bus, they should wait until the bus driver nods his/her head to signal it is safe to cross the street.

6. Students should cross at least 10 feet in front of the bus; if you can’t see the driver then the driver can’t see you.

7. If a student drops something in front of the bus, the student should leave the item where it fell until getting the driver’s attention and permission to retrieve the item.

8. No student should ever run towards/from the rear, alongside of a bus. A driver may not see a student in some danger zone blind spots.

9. Shout out to get the driver’s attention if you need them to remain stopped for any reason.

10. Be courteous, no profane language.

11. Do not eat or drink on the bus.

12. Keep the bus clean – put all litter in trash cans available on all buses.

13. Cooperate with the driver.

14. No smoking, including electronic cigarettes / vaping.

15. Do not destroy bus equipment / fixtures.

16. Remain seated until the bus is fully stopped.

17. Keep hands, heads and feet inside the bus.

18. The bus driver has the authority to assign seats.

19. Know the school bus danger zones.

If you have any questions, please contact All-Star Transportation’s Thomaston office at 860-283-0922 or email [email protected].