School Bus Eligibility Policy (EDDB)
Students are eligible for transportation by school bus provided they live within the attendance area of the school they attend. Bus routes are established under the direction of the Superintendent and in accord with recommendations of the Division of Pupil Transportation, Georgia Department of Education.
Additions to existing routes are based upon the following guidelines:
(1) The student must live at least 3/10 miles from the present bus route and,
(2) The student must live on a state or county maintained road with adequate space for the bus to turn around and,
(3) The road must be wide enough for the bus and another vehicle to pass.
Students are assigned to a particular bus route and can only change buses with the approval of the Principal and the Transportation Department. Students must get on and get off from their assigned bus at selected bus stops unless written permission is granted to let off at a stop other than the designated stop. This request from the parent must be made in writing to the principal. Parents will assume the responsibility of the child when such a request is granted.
Board Bus Discipline Policy (JCDAD)
The transportation of students is an 麻豆高清 function in our聽school system. Every precaution must be taken to see that聽students are transported safely. The same behavior is聽expected on the school bus as is expected in the classroom.聽The Code of Conduct and Discipline Procedures that apply聽for the school, also apply while students are being聽transported by any vehicle provided for the transportation of聽students. In addition, it is 麻豆高清 that students abide by聽the bus discipline policies as outlined herein.
Fighting on the bus and abusive language or profanity聽toward the bus driver will result in a minimum of five days聽suspension from the bus. A student whose behavior聽warrants that the bus return to the school will be suspended聽from riding the bus for a minimum of twenty (20) school聽days.
Bus Drivers will report specific disciplinary problems to the聽principal or assistant principal in writing on the Bus Conduct聽Report Form. If the driver is uncertain about who was unruly聽or who caused the disturbance, the driver will report the聽incident to the principal for investigation. After the principal聽administers the proper disciplinary action, a copy of the Bus聽Conduct Report Form will be forwarded to the parent, the聽bus driver, and the Transportation Supervisor that day or the聽following school day. This form will indicate the action taken聽by the principal. The principal will maintain a file of the Bus聽Conduct Report Form.
As required by Georgia law, a student found to have聽engaged in physical acts of violence* shall be subject to the聽penalties determined by a tribunal. If a student is found to聽have engaged in bullying or in physical assault or battery of聽another person on the school bus, a meeting involving聽the聽parent/guardian and appropriate school district officials shall聽be held to develop a school bus behavior contract. This聽contract shall provide for progressive age-appropriate聽discipline, penalties, and restrictions for student misconduct聽on the bus. Contract provisions may include but shall not be聽limited to assigned seating, ongoing parental involvement,聽and suspension from riding the bus.
聽It shall be the responsibility of all principals to abide by the聽following procedure for enforcing the bus conduct policy:
鈥 FIRST OFFENSE: The principal shall take proper聽disciplinary action, which may include suspension聽from riding the bus, based on the nature or severity聽of the offense.
鈥 SECOND OFFENSE: The principal shall suspend聽the student from聽riding the bus for at least five (5)聽school days.
鈥⒙燭HIRD OFFENSE: The principal shall suspend the聽student from riding the bus for at least ten (10)聽school days.
鈥⒙ FOURTH OFFENSE: The principal shall suspend聽the student from riding the bus for at least twenty聽(20) school days.
鈥⒙ FIFTH OFFENSE: The principal shall suspend the聽student from riding the bus for at least sixty (60)聽school days.
鈥⒙ SIXTH OFFENSE: The principal shall suspend the聽student from riding the bus for at least one hundred聽eighty (180) school days.
*STUDENTS WHO ARE SUSPENDED FROM THE BUS聽ARE SUSPENDED FROM ALL BUSES.聽UNSERVED SUSPENSION WILL CARRY OVER TO THE聽NEXT SCHOOL YEAR.*