Procedures

  • Automatic Consequences are to be considered minimum consequences.  With the bus considered an extension of the classroom, each school principal may add consequences as he/she deems appropriate.

  • Suspension of riding privileges is to mean suspension of all bus riding, including athletic and extracurricular trips during the period of the suspension.

  • Immediately upon suspension of riding privileges, for the violations as indicated by and asterisk (*), the student will not be allowed to ride his/her bus.  Parents will be contacted to transport their child.  In the event the parent is not reached, the district will provide alternative transportation for the first trip (a.m. or p.m.) following the suspension.

    • When the violation occurs on the p.m. run, the principal will be responsible for notifying the parent that they must provide transportation for their child to come to school in the morning.  In the event the principal cannot be reached, the Transportation Supervisor or Assistant Transportation Supervisor will attempt to contact the parent.
    • For the violations indicated by an asterisk (*) the student will not return to their bus until the end of the suspension period.
  • The bus driver must "witness", not simply "overhear" a violation, in order for an automatic consequence to be enforced.  Heresy from other students will not satisfy this requirement to "witness". 
  • Bus drivers are required to write referrals for any category of violation and to provide these in person to the building principal, within two hours of the end of the route when the occurrence took place.
  • The district will provide routine training in the areas of:
    • Student behavior management
    • Parent relations
    • Writing bus conduct referrals
    • General procedures and practices
    • The form used for referrals will be reviewed and upgraded to support the Code of Conduct on District School Buses.