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Community School Regulations for
Students Riding Buses
Code No. 702.8R
Pupils
transported in a school bus during
regular routes shall be under the
authority of and responsible to
the driver of the bus. When students
are transported for an activity,
the coach or sponsor is responsible
for student conduct.
Activity
director will handle discipline
problems during activity routes.
Discipline problems during regular
routes are to be handled in the
following manner:
| 1)
First Time: Verbal
warning to the student by the
bus driver. |
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| 2)
Second Time: The warning
will result in discipline by
the principal. The student’s
name and description of the
incident will be written up
on the Bus Violation
Report Form and given
to the director of transportation
and the building principal and/or the activity director.
The principal or activity director
will contact the student and
parents to explain the following: |
- Bus
Privileges
- Bus
Conduct Rules
- Regulations
for students riding buses,
Code No. 702.8R
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copy of the report, action taken,
and future consequences will
be sent to the parent. |
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| 3)
Third Time: The principal
will set up a meeting with the
student and parents. At the
discretion of the principal,
the transportation supervisor
may be involved. The action
will be a problem-solving session
and could result in a three-day
suspension of bus privileges. |
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| 4)
Fourth Time: Long term
suspension of bus privileges
may result after the parents
are notified of the incident.
Also Central Office will be
notified of this step prior
to the suspension. Long
term suspension is 10 days to
the rest of year depending on
severity of the case. |
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| Note:
If the safety of the
busload of students is in jeopardy
or in case of severe insubordination,
the step process may be eliminated
and students will be suspended
from riding the bus. |
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