When unloading students at a stop, what is the safest procedure?

School bus unloading procedure: stop in the right lane of the road (pulling onto a shoulder is generally avoided as it complicates the stop-arm law); activate red flashing lights and stop arm; require students to remain seated until the bus is fully stopped; instruct students who must cross the road to walk at least 10 feet in front of the bus where the driver can see them, look both ways, make eye contact with the driver, and cross only when the driver signals it is safe; after all students are off the bus, count them visually before driving away to make sure no student is in front of, beside, or behind the bus. Many states require an additional walk-through of the bus interior to check for sleeping or hiding students.