FILE:  JCDAD (Also EDCB) 

BUS CONDUCT STUDENT TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
The School District shall provide safe, economical transportation to the students of the district. The use of buses by the District shall conform to state law. School bus routes shall be established by the Superintendent or designee.

Bus transportation will be provided students to and from school for those students who qualify. Transportation will be provided by the District for all extra-class activities. Students participating in extra-class activities are prohibited from driving personal automobiles to district-sponsored activities held away from the school district.

Students must observe the rules and regulations adopted by the Board governing student transportation. Students will also be subject to the school’s behavior code while riding school buses. The Superintendent or designee may suspend or revoke the transportation privilege or entitlement of any student who violates any rules or regulations adopted by the Board.

All such rules shall be published in the "Uniform Code of Discipline and Student’s Rights and Responsibilities" handbook or copies given to students and parents at the beginning of the school year.

The Superintendent or designee shall require bus drivers to report any violation of said rules to the appropriate administrator who shall take the necessary steps to discipline students according to board policy. As a disciplinary action for violation of board rules, a student may be refused school bus transportation but required to attend school.

 
LEGAL REFERENCE: MCL 380.1321-1322; 380.1331; 380-1333; 380.1336; 388.1010; R 340.1702; R 340.271-279; R 340.281-282; 257.1801 et seq; Michigan Department of Education Transportation Handbook (Bulletin 431)
REVISED: 04-14-98
 

The Benton Harbor Area Schools, Berrien County, Michigan