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REGULATION-JFCC-R     

 

STUDENT CONDUCT ON SCHOOL BUSES

 

Transportation of Students

 

The Fredericksburg City School Board may furnish transportation to resident students enrolled in the schools of the division who satisfy the following requirements:

  1. Reside within the attendance area of the school(s) served;
     
  2. Reside beyond approved walking distances;
     
  3. Are present at authorized points for student pick‑up at the designated time; and
     
  4. Comply with division standards and regulations in their conduct and behavior.

Student Conduct on School Buses

 

In the interest of the safety and welfare of school bus passengers, the Fredericksburg City School Board desires the superintendent of schools and his designees to establish and enforce strict school bus discipline and safety regulations.  Students who do not conform to all regulations and directives concerning discipline, safety and conduct or whose behavior could be detrimental to the safety or welfare of others or the safe operation of the bus may have their bus riding privileges suspended or revoked in accordance with this policy.

 

Procedural Guidelines

 

The following general procedural guidelines should be followed when administering this policy:

  1. Initially bus drivers should try to resolve the discipline problem or violation of rules directly with the student(s) involved.  Bus drivers will also attempt to confer with parents and request their cooperation in resolving the problem.  These actions should be documented by the driver.
     
  2. For problems not resolved by step 1 or in cases of more serious discipline or safety problems, a discipline referral may be made to the school principal or designee ("administrator").  In such cases, unless more severe sanctions appear warranted, the administrator will give the student a formal warning, notify the parents and provide the parents with a copy of the discipline referral.
     
  3. If a problem occurs which results in a second discipline referral or, in the case of an initial discipline referral involving a serious discipline or safety problem, the following procedure shall apply:
    1. The administrator will advise the student orally or in writing of the charges.
    2. If the student denies the charges, the administrator will explain the evidence against the student and give the student an opportunity to present the student's side of the incident
    3. If, on the basis of this discussion, the administrator believes the student to be guilty of the misconduct charged, the administrator will suspend the student's bus riding privileges for five school days.
    4. The administrator shall immediately notify the parents of the suspension of bus riding privileges, the grounds for such suspension, the duration of such suspension and the time and place for the parents to meet with the administrator to review the suspension.  Such meeting shall be held prior to reinstatement of the student's bus riding privileges.  The parents shall also be provided with a copy of the discipline referral.
  1. If a student, who has previously had bus riding privileges suspended during the current school year, receives another discipline referral, the administrator will follow the procedures in steps 3.a. through d. above with the following modifications:
    1. If the administrator believes the student to be guilty of the misconduct charged, the administrator will suspend the student's bus riding privileges for ten (10) school days; and
    2. The student's bus riding privileges will not be reinstated until a meeting with the parents and the administrator has taken place or until, in the discretion of the administrator, the parents have substantially agreed to review the suspension.  The administrator may also reinstate such privileges where the parents cannot be contacted or if the parents repeatedly fail to appear for scheduled meetings.
       
  2. If a student, who has twice previously during the current school year had bus riding privileges suspended, receives another discipline referral, the administrator will follow the procedures in steps 3.a. through d. above with the following modifications:
    1. If the administrator believes the student to be guilty of the misconduct charged, the administrator will suspend the student's bus riding privileges for thirty (30) school days; and
    2. The student's bus riding privileges will not be reinstated until a meeting with the student, the parents, the bus driver, the administrator, and the Deputy Superintendent has taken place.
       
  3. In cases of severe and/or continuing problems, the school principal or the Deputy Superintendent may, after following the steps in 3.a. through d. above, suspend privileges for an additional 15 days, during which time an informal hearing will be scheduled before the superintendent of schools with the student, the parents and division officials for the purpose of considering the revocation of the student's bus riding privileges for the remainder of the current school year.
     
  4. These guidelines shall not preclude the school principal or Deputy Superintendent from eliminating any of the steps in the process, if in their judgment the misconduct by the student warrants more severe action.

This policy and applicable regulations shall not be limited in their application to bus riding privileges alone, but shall also extend to all division provided or supervised transportation.  Disorderly conduct by students at bus stops shall be reported and acted upon in the same manner as misconduct on buses.

 

Nothing contained in this policy shall preclude the imposition of other disciplinary measures as appropriate, including suspension or expulsion from school, in accordance with other division policies and procedures.

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