The operation of safe, efficient, and economical transportation requires that all passengers observe the associated set of regulations. In order to avoid any misunderstanding that might develop at a future date, the procedures described below will be followed in the event of a violation of the rules.
First Violation;
- The driver will discuss the problem with the child.
- The driver will file a bus conduct report with the transportation manager and principal.
- The driver will contact the parent. It is the driver’s responsibility to make the initial parent contact and try to solve the problem. If that does not work, then the transportation supervisor will take over.
Second Violation:
- The driver will file a bus conduct report with the transportation manager and the principal.
- The transportation manager shall call the parent, or make a personal contact, to inform the parent of a second violation.
- The principal will arrange a meeting with the principal (or designee), transportation manager, driver, and student.
- Bus riding privileges may be suspended for one day to two weeks. This decision will be made by the principal, with input from the transportation manager and the driver.
Third Violation: On the third violation, the student may lose bus riding privileges for three days to one semester; this decision will be made by the principal, with input from the transportation manager and the driver.
Any Further Violations: Automatic loss of bus-riding privileges for a minimum of one semester. A student returning after this level of the procedures will again face the loss of bus riding-privileges for a semester for another violation.
When, in the judgment of the bus driver, behavior by a rider is such that it becomes an immediate threat to the safety of other riders, driver and/or the bus itself, the driver will take action to remove the student from the bus without going through the above steps. In severe cases, when a student must be removed before reaching his/her destination, the driver will stop the bus in a safe place and call for assistance. The student will remain on the bus until assistance arrives. Then the student will be removed and transported by the person(s) providing assistance.
In summary, when a threat to bus safety occurs, the students(s) responsible may lose bus riding privileges without going through the “First Violation, Second Violation, Third Violation” process as listed above.
To ride a school bus is a privilege paid for by property taxes, a privilege that should never be lost. However, if bus safety is jeopardized due to student behavior, the student will lose bus riding privileges. We trust that we will receive parent/guardian support in our effort to achieve bus safety.
