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BUS  SAFETY  PROGRAM

The safety and welfare of student riders is to be the first consideration in all matters pertaining to transportation.  Toward that end, all District transportation department personnel, bus operators, and bus passengers shall comply with the applicable regulations of the Arizona Department of Transportation.

Bus evacuation drills shall be conducted at least once every six (6) months and shall include every student who will be transported in a school bus

All vehicles used to transport students shall be maintained in such condition as to provide safe and efficient transportation service with a minimum of delays and disruption of such service due to mechanical or equipment failure.  Buses shall be replaced at such intervals as will provide good equipment at all times.

Students shall not be put off the bus until reaching their destination.

In addition to the regular state inspections, each school bus shall be inspected by the driver daily, before each use, to ascertain that it is in safe condition and equipped as required by all provisions of law, and that all equipment is in good working order.

Each school bus owned by, or contracted to, the District will conform to all applicable federal and state requirements as provided by the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986.

Each driver of a District-owned or District-contracted school bus, as defined by and covered by the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986, will conform to all requirements of said act and such statutes as may govern the operation of the vehicle.

Adopted:  date of Manual adoption

LEGAL REF.:
A.R.S.
15-843
15-922
28-101
28-900
28-984
A.A.C.
R17-9-102
R17-9-104
R17-9-106
R17-9-108
Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986
49 U.S.C. 30101 (Standards and Compliance - School Buses and
     School Bus Equipment)

CROSS REF.:
GBEFA - Staff Use of Digital Wireless Communications or
                Electronic Devices While Operating a Motor Vehicle