Common use of Section 4 – Bus Safety Clause in Contracts

Section 4 – 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 stated 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 seventy-five (75) hours of training to 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 normal scheduled transportation hours, excluding field trips, extra work and activity runs.

Section 4 – 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 stated 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 seventy-five (75) hours of training to 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 normal 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 chosen the driver will be able to switch to another channel if needed to discuss details.