Additional suggestions for ensuring good passenger / school bus driver relations:

* establish a school bus route schedule; make sure that passengers and parents are aware of the schedule
* be on time
* Make sure passengers and parents are aware of the schedule and the appropriate bus stop for their children
* greet students (by name if possible), and say goodbye
* recognize and reward good behavior
* make sure that children get off at their own bus stop
* On school trips, count passengers before leaving and after every stop in which students leave the bus
* Always check the bus at the end of the run to make sure that all passengers have left the bus