5514 - USE OF PERSONAL TRANSPORTATION DEVICES
The Board regards the use of personal transportation devices for travel to and from school by students as an assumption of care, risk, and responsibility on the part of the students and parents of students.
The Board in no way regulates the utilization of personal transportation devices off Board property and in no way takes responsibility regarding the utilization of personal transportation devices on Board property, with the owner and operator of such devices being fully and wholly liable for any personal or property damage resulting from the operation of such devices.
The operator of a personal transportation device must observe all safety rules, display courtesy and consideration toward others, and must abide by this Policy as well as all laws and ordinances regarding the operation of the relevant device. Operating or bringing a personal transportation device on Board property is a privilege and not a right. An administrator may temporarily or permanently revoke such privilege to the extent that a personal transportation device is operated in a negligent, reckless, or other manner that creates a risk of harm to the operator or others, or in a fashion that otherwise fails to comply with safety rules, laws, or ordinances. The decision of the administrator is subject to a school-level appeal, as set forth in the Student Code of Conduct. Additional disciplinary action may result from the unsafe operation of a personal transportation device on Board property.
Upon the request of an administrator, the operator of an electronic powered transportation device will dismount the device and walk the device to the appropriate storage area. Failure to comply with an administrator’s request to dismount and walk such a device may subject the student to disciplinary action.
Students under the age of sixteen (16) are required by State law to wear a helmet.
The Board will not be responsible for personal transportation devices that are lost, stolen, or damaged.
Revised 10/7/25
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