2007 5750
Non-Instructional/Business
Operations
SUBJECT: SCHOOL BUS SAFETY PROGRAM
The safe transportation of students to and from school is of primary concern in the administration of the school bus program. All state laws and regulations pertaining to the safe use of school buses shall be observed by drivers, students and school personnel.
To assure the safety and security of students boarding or exiting school buses on school property, it shall be unlawful for a driver of a vehicle to pass a stopped school bus when the red bus signal is in operation.
The Transportation Supervisor, in cooperation with the Principals, has the responsibility of developing and publishing safety rules to be followed by drivers and passengers, including rules of student conduct. In order to ensure maximum safety to those riding school buses, it is necessary that students and drivers cooperate in this effort. There is no substitute for training to develop safe habits in pedestrian and vehicular traffic.
All
buses and other vehicles owned and operated by the
Every bus driver is required to report promptly any school bus accident involving death, injury, or property damage. All accidents, regardless of damage involved, must be reported at once to the Transportation Supervisor.
Education Law Section 3623
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Sections 509-a(7), 509-1(1-b), 1174(a) and 1174(b)
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Section 156.3
NOTE: Refer also to Policies #5683 -- Fire Drills, Bomb Threats
and Bus Emergency Drills
#5761 -- Drug and Alcohol Testing
for School Bus Drivers and
Other Safety-Sensitive Employees
Adoption Date: October 15, 2007