STUDENT CONDUCT ON SCHOOL BUSES/VANS/CARS | Policy Manual

5610.04 - STUDENT CONDUCT ON SCHOOL BUSES/VANS/CARS

A student being transported by district school buses shall conduct him/herself in accordance with established bus rider rules at all times. Bus drivers shall be responsible for establishing and maintaining discipline of students while riding on the bus.

Any student whose conduct is not in compliance with the driver’s direction shall be reported to the Transportation Supervisor. The bus driver may recommend a suspension of the student’s bus privileges for serious or repeated violations of bus rules. When such a referral is made, the following procedure shall be followed:

The bus driver shall notify the student that a referral has been made. Every attempt should be made to provide notification on the day on which the incident occurs.
The bus driver will complete the disciplinary referral and turn it into the Transportation Supervisor.
The Transportation Supervisor will notify the building Dean of Students as soon as possible, preferably the same day.
The Dean of Students or their designee (a licensed administrator) will confront the student as soon as possible.
The Dean of Students or designee may suspend the student for an appropriate time, taking into account the number and/or severity of the underlying offense(s).
The Dean of Students or designee must notify the parents and the Transportation Supervisor of any suspension, and the dates of such suspension.
The Transportation Supervisor will notify the bus driver of the same.

No student will be suspended from the bus without parent notification. A suspension may be appealed to the District Administrator within twenty-four (24) hours of such notification, in which case the suspension shall not go into effect until the appeal has been decided and the parents have been notified of the results. The decision of the District Administrator shall be considered final for all purposes.