Progressive Action for Student Discipline
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In an effort to ensure safety, consistency, and accountability on the school bus, the ÐÜèAVÊÓƵ 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