Bus Safety Sample Clauses

Bus Safety. A. Bus drivers shall use the District-adopted system to pre-trip their buses and to report defects. A driver will be notified by his/her supervisor/designee within one (1) work day if the report did not submit. If the notification is not given to the driver, the driver shall not be disciplined for any deficiencies in that pre-trip. Upon completion of the repair/replacement, a notice shall be given to the driver indicating the completion of the repair/replacement. B. If a driver considers a bus to be unsafe, he/she shall report such fact to the Transportation Supervisor who shall cause such bus to be immediately inspected. If the Transportation Supervisor determines the bus to be safe, he/she shall so advise the bus driver in writing who shall drive the assigned bus unless such bus driver in good faith believes the bus endangers the health and/or safety of the passengers, bus driver or third parties. Any driver who unreasonably refuses to drive a bus determined to be safe shall be subject to disciplinary action. C. Employees whose job responsibility includes driving a motor vehicle must maintain a personal and professional driving record with total points at any one time not to exceed six (6). Accumulation of points beyond six (6) will subject the driver to disciplinary action. Drivers shall be insurable by the Board's insurance carrier.
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Bus Safety. A. No bus driver will be forced to load a bus beyond capacity except in an emergency. B. Bus Assistants shall not be pulled except in case of an emergency.
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Bus Safety. Medical information and updates, when available, shall be provided to the driver transporting students with potentially serious medical problems.
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Bus Safety. Program Contractor shall be responsible for implementing and maintaining a comprehensive bus safety program. A summary of the Contractor's bus safety program shall be included with the quotation for review by the District. District reserves the right to establish or otherwise modify the safety program to be followed and to make changes therein from time to time. Contractor shall employ a sufficient number of qualified drivers and support personnel to assure District of continuous and reliable service. Contractor shall provide qualified drivers, trained and licensed in accordance with the Laws of this State and the rules and regulations of District.
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Bus Safety. A. Bus drivers shall use ZONAR to pre-trip to report defects. A driver will be notified by his/her supervisor/designee within one (1) work day if the ZONAR did not submit. If the notification is not given to the driver, the driver shall not be disciplined for any deficiencies in that pre-trip. Should ZONAR not be available, a three- (3) part reporting form shall be implemented for reporting necessary repairs by the bus driver. One copy shall be retained by the driver and the remaining two (2) copies submitted to the Transportation Supervisor. Upon completion of the repair/replacement, a copy shall be returned to the driver indicating the completion of the repair/replacement. B. If a driver considers a bus to be unsafe, he/she shall report such fact to the Transportation Supervisor who shall cause such bus to be immediately inspected. If the Transportation Supervisor determines the bus to be safe, he/she shall so advise the bus driver in writing who shall drive the assigned bus unless such bus driver in good faith believes the bus endangers the health and/or safety of the passengers, bus driver or third parties. Any driver who unreasonably refuses to drive a bus determined to be safe shall be subject to disciplinary action. C. Employees whose job responsibility includes driving a motor vehicle must maintain a personal and professional driving record with total points at any one time not to exceed six (6). Accumulation of points beyond six (6) will subject the driver to disciplinary action. Drivers shall be insurable by the Board's insurance carrier.
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Bus Safety. A. As part of school bus safety instruction scheduled and coordinated with principals, time will be provided for owners/operators to instruct students in the correct way to board and disembark the bus as well as to review the rules and regulations. B. School bus attendants and special needs school bus owners/operators shall be trained in safety techniques for tying down wheelchairs prior to the student(s) getting on the bus.
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Bus Safety. A. All lifts in transportation shall be inspected annually and kept in safe working condition. B. School Bus Drivers and attendants will be provided information on medically fragile students that they are responsible for transporting. It is understood that this information is to be held strictly confidential and released only in appropriate medical circumstances. Drivers will be provided a list of personnel at each school that they can contact in the event of a behavioral problem with a student to determine if the student requires special behavioral strategies. C. No school bus driver will be permitted to load a bus beyond its rated capacity. D. Bus attendants will be placed on every bus which transports an ESE student whose Individual Educational Plan requires an attendant to be on the bus. E. The Board shall provide to new school bus drivers the required and appropriate number of training hours as set forth by State and Federal curriculum and CDL requirements/guidelines. Training hours will include both classroom and behind the wheel experiences, plus an orientation program. F. Radios will be monitored and responded to by transportation personnel during all normally scheduled transportation hours, excluding field trips, extra work and activity runs. All calls will continue to go out as normal on both channels; once a call is answered the driver will be able to switch toanother channel if needed to discuss details. G. When a school or organization requests transportation services during evenings or weekends, the school or organization will be required to provide at least one (1) cell phone per trip.
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Bus Safety. A. A three- (3) part reporting form shall be implemented for reporting necessary repairs by the bus driver. One copy shall be retained by the driver and the remaining two (2) copies submitted to the Transportation Supervisor. Upon completion of the repair/replacement, a copy shall be returned to the driver indicating the completion of the repair/replacement. B. If a driver considers a bus to be unsafe, he/she shall report such fact to the Transportation Supervisor who shall cause such bus to be immediately inspected. If the Transportation Supervisor determines the bus to be safe, he/she shall so advise the bus driver who shall drive the assigned bus unless such bus driver in good faith believes the bus endangers the health and/or safety of the passengers, bus driver or third parties. Any driver who unreasonably refuses to drive a bus determined to be safe shall be subject to disciplinary action. C. Employees whose job responsibility includes driving a motor vehicle must maintain a personal and professional driving record with total points at any one time not to exceed six (6). Accumulation of points beyond six (6) will subject the driver to disciplinary action. Drivers shall be insurable by the Board's insurance carrier. Employees with more than six (6) but less than nine (9) points upon the effective date of this Agreement shall be grandfathered under the prior eight (8) points standard through the life of this Agreement.
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