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Safety Dog Bus Tour

He's On The Road Again!

First Student's safety mascot, Safety Dog, is traveling coast-to-coast again this back-to-school season (#SafetyDogBusTour). Safety Dog helps students put a face on safety while understanding the importance of safe school bus behavior.

“I love my job! I travel all over the country to meet the teachers, parents and students in our communities. I remind them of safe school bus behaviors. I love meeting new people!”
- Safety Dog

2018 Safety Dog Tour Stops

During each of our ten tour stops, students sign a school bus safety pledge, get a picture with Safety Dog and “Walk the Yellow Carpet.”

Parents have a chance to see firsthand how First Student
buses are designed for safety
inside and out.

Nashua, N.H.

Nashua School District
August 23, 5 – 6:30 p.m.
Nashua Public Library

Rochester, Minn.

Rochester Public Schools
August 23, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Longfellow Elementary School

Belvidere, Ill.

Belvidere School District

Calgary, Alberta

Calgary Catholic School District
October 11, 1 – 2:30 p.m.
St. Philip School

Irving, Texas

Irving Independent School District
September 26, 9:00 – 10:30 a.m.
TJ Lee Elementary

Kansas City, Mo.

Kansas City Public Schools
October 25, 9:30 -11 a.m.
Faxon Elementary School

Mission Viejo, Calif.

Saddleback Valley Unified School District
October 31, 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Montevideo Elementary School

Stratford, Ontario

St. Aloysius Catholic School
9:10 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

Anne Hathaway Public School
1:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
October 24

St. Charles, Mo.

Francis Howell School District
October 2, 9:15 – 11:30 a.m.
Castilo Elementary

Watertown, N.Y.

Watertown City School District
October 18, 9 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
North Elementary School

#safetydogbustour Tweets

Previous Stops

Take a look at our previous tour stops by clicking through the photos of each stop below. Want to request that the 2019 Safety Dog Bus Tour comes to your school? Let us know!

Irving, Texas

Rochester, MN

Nashua, NH

Ivy Drive School, Bristol, Conn.

Southwood Public School, Windsor-Essex, Ont.

Sparky DiBasio Stadium, Euclid, Ohio

Ogden, Utah

Blunt Park, Springfield, Mass.

Brown Square Park, Rochester, NY

Ramsey Elementary, Anoka-Hennepin School District, Anoka, Minn.

Hoover Elementary, Anoka-Hennepin School District, Anoka, Minn.

Seattle Public Schools, Seattle, Wash.

San Francisco Public Schools, San Francisco, Calif.

Halton STS, Burlington, Ont.

New Haven Public Schools, New Haven, CT

Wausau School District, Wausau, Wis.

Woodland Hills School District, North Braddock, Pa.

Buffalo Public Schools, Buffalo, N.Y.

Olathe Public Schools USD 233, Olathe, Kan.

San Francisco Unified School District

Safety Tips

Safety Resources

Safety Dog created downloadable bus safety tips to share with students and parents to help ensure the best start and finish to the school day.

What Can First Student Do for You?

Let us show you how contacting with First Student can simplify your life. We offer more than 100 years of transportation expertise. From route optimizations and specialized management team to full turn-key operations, we have the experience for every situation. Our locally-hired teams are professional trained. You focus on driving your students’ imaginations, we’ll focus on driving them safely.