1. General provisions

GETLYF asbl - Gestion Transport du Lycée français - 9 avenue du Lycée français 1180 UCCLE, organises payable school transportation for pupils of the Lycée français Jean Monnet in Brussels as part of a convention signed with the school. The statutes of GETLYF have been published in Moniteur belge (Company no.: 848087430).

The service is provided through regular lines allowing pupils to make the return journey between the chosen bus stop and the Lycée français. Shuttles connect the Lycée français to the nursery school located at 1351 Chaussée d’Alsemberg, 1180 UCCLE.

On Wednesday afternoons lines bring the students closest to their usual stop or to a means of public transport.

In order to ensure the continuity of the supervision between 3.30 pm and 4.30 pm and between 11.30 am and 12.20 pm on Wednesdays, nursery school children using the transportation service must be registered for extracurricular activities and study.

GEFLYF is exonerated from any liability in case of independent and exceptional circumstances of such nature that the performance of the contract has become materially impossible.

2. Route management

For each new school year, registration is done online, on the Transports webpage of the Lycée français website. Registrations are taken into account on a first-come, first-served basis.

Registration is yearly and only valid for one specific route. Any deregistration after the 1st of September will incur an administrative fee of 120€. Any particular request (for example use of two routes) must be emailed.

Any request for a route change during the school year must be emailed to GETLYF at least 24 hours in advance. It will be granted according to the number of places available.

Routes, stops and timetable as given at the time of registration may be changed depending on traffic conditions, road construction, snow, European summits…Users are informed by email and/or text message.

In case of problems on a route resulting in a delay of over 15min, users are informed via a text message.

3. Pricing and terms of payment

The commitment is annual, the price is 1 200€ for round trip lines and 625 € for one way lines, it is valid for one specific line.

Shuttle to nursery school : 330 € for round trip, 200 € one way.

A 20% discount is granted for the third child onwards. A 20% discount is granted to any student unable to take the bus back home because of her/his timetable at least twice a week, such students must show their timetable to GETLYF. Discounts cannot be added.

The use of an additional route will lead to a 20% increase in the cost of the subscription.

The payment is made in three installments: 40% on September 15th, 30% on January 15th and 30% on April 15th. Invoices are emailed must be paid cash.

Families who apply for a grant for school transportation may ask the Lycée to pay the covered sums directly to GETLYF, otherwise they have to pay 20% of the subscription by September 15th.

Invoicing to businesses or official bodies will only be approved upon receipt of an agreement between GETLYF and the payer as indicated at the time of registration. In the absence of this document, the invoice will be sent directly to the parents. GETLYF reserves the right to refuse direct invoicing to payers other than the parents.

Termination of the service without charges is only possible In case of departure from the Lycée or a move where GETLYF cannot offer a transportation solution. Fees for any trimester started are non refundable. Exams and temporary departure abroad during the third trimester are not cases of termination.

In case of non-payment of an installment despite a written reminder (email), GETLYF reserves the right to refuse access to the transportation service until the amount payable is cashed.

4. Service operation

For the outward journey, the pupil must be at their stop 5 minutes at the latest before the set time.

Places in front are reserved for nursery school children. Chaperones are not always present on the buses.

For the return journey, nursery school children are secured by the childminders or by GETLYF’s staff. After school, the other pupils must go immediately to their bus on the parking lot. They must board it at 4.40 pm at the latest. From that point onwards, they must be seated and secured.

GETLYF cannot ensure that a registered pupil actually boards his bus. Any pupil who has missed his bus must go to the transportation office where he will be taken care of.

A secondary-school or high-school pupil’s disembarkation from the bus is not supervised.

A pupil from PS to CM2 must be collected by an adult who must be at the bus stop 5 minutes before the scheduled time of arrival. If nobody is present in due time, the child will be kept on the bus and the parents will be informed by us. They must arrange to collect the child from one of the next stops.
A pupil in cycle 1, 2 or 3 may however be permitted to disembark alone or accompanied by an older sibling, for this the parents must sign a parental permission.

Pupils must be able to show their bus pass to any representative of GETLYF.
Random controls are carried out on the buses.

5. Code of conduct, Security and Responsibilities

During the whole journey, the pupil must remain seated, secured and calm.

The pupil must respect a basic code of conduct such as:

 No moving around
 No becoming agitated or making a lot of noise
 No bullying other pupils
 No distracting the driver’s attention
 No blocking the aisle or access to the emergency door
 No smoking, eating or drinking (water alone is allowed)
 No leaving any rubbish

GEFLYF is not responsible for any damage, harm or injuries caused by a pupil during school transportation.
The costs incurred by the perpetrator of any damage will be borne by the parents.

Discipline is the shared responsibility of GETLYF and the carriers. Pupils who do not respect the rules will be warned orally at first then in writing. Disciplinary proceedings are available on the web page of the Lycée’s website.

Complaints regarding pupils’ behaviour in the buses will be received by email.