Progressive Action for Student Discipline
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In an effort to ensure safety, consistency, and accountability on the school bus, the Õý°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹û Transportation Department has adopted the following steps of progressive action. These guidelines will be used to enforce student conduct and bus rules. The following measures may be implemented:
SCHOOL BUS NOTICE OF UNSATISFACTORY CONDUCT
- 1st Offense: Disciplinary write-up issued and the parent/guardian is contacted by the bus driver. Discipline can include a conference with the school principal/designee. The student will be warned that further infractions will result in suspension of riding privileges.
- 2nd Offense: Bus privileges suspended for 5 school days
- 3rd Offense: Bus privileges suspended for 10 school days
- 4th Offense: Bus privileges suspended for the remainder of the school year
Serious infractions may result in an immediate bus suspension.
BUS PASS VIOLATIONS
The Transportation Department requires all students to possess a current semester/year bus pass and scan their pass every time they board and deboard the school bus. The following standards of progressive action regarding abuse/misuse of the Transportation Fee Program are established and are separate from other behavior disciplinary measures:
Using or attempting to use an expired bus pass:
1st Offense: Bus Referral issued by the driver
2nd Offense: Bus privileges suspended for 5 school days
3rd Offense: Bus privileges suspended for 10 school days
4th Offense: Bus privileges suspended for the remainder of the school year
Using or attempting to use a stolen, found, or forged bus pass or fake ride tickets:
1st Offense: Bus Referral issued by the driver
2nd Offense: Bus privileges suspended for 5 school days
3rd Offense: Bus privileges suspended for 10 school days
4th Offense: Bus privileges suspended for the remainder of the school year
Allowing another student to use your bus pass:
1st Offense: Bus Pass will be confiscated, attached to a Bus ticket and turned into the school
2nd Offense: A prorated refund will be issued to the parent. Bus riding privileges shall be suspended for the remainder of the school year