Current through Reg. 50, No. 187; September 24, 2024
(1) The
school district shall determine safety measures to be used in the
transportation of students, such as the designation of routes, bus turning
areas, student stop locations, and the method of securement or positioning of
students with special needs.
(2)
The school district shall exercise additional specific powers and
responsibilities as follows:
(a) The district
shall provide bus operators and attendants instructions, in writing, as to any
special conditions or non-medical care which a student may need while on the
bus.
(b) The district shall
instruct bus operators, and attendants if used, in their responsibilities for
students who are transported at public expense as follows:
1. The operator or attendant of a bus
transporting students shall remain with the bus so that students aboard will be
under supervision at all times, except to call for assistance in case of an
emergency or accident involving the students or bus.
2. In cases where a student with physical
disabilities is unable to leave the area of a student stop without assistance,
the school bus operator shall not assume responsibility for such assistance
except in an emergency which threatens the safety of such student or
students.
3. The operator and
attendant shall be provided certified cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and
first aid training along with other required pre-service training prior to
transporting students, and shall receive CPR and first aid refresher in-service
training at least biennially; however, the operator and attendant shall not
give medicine and shall limit his or her assistance to that which may normally
be expected of a reasonable, prudent person or as specified in the student's
Individual Educational Plan or Individualized Seizure Action Plan.
4. Each school district must ensure that
school bus operators and attendants receive information regarding each affected
student's Individualized Seizure Action Plan and appropriate training regarding
how to provide recommended care if the student shows symptoms of the epilepsy
or seizure disorder, in accordance with Section
1006.062, F.S. The student's
parent and emergency contact information must also be provided to bus operators
and attendants.
(c) The
district shall inform parents, guardians, and students at least annually, in
writing, of their responsibilities and related district policies as follows:
1. To ensure the safe travel of their
students during the portions of each trip to and from school and home when the
students are not under the custody and control of the school district,
including during each trip to and from home and the assigned bus stop when the
school district provides bus transportation.
2. To ensure that students ride only in their
assigned school buses and get off only at assigned bus stops, except when the
district has approved alternative buses or arrangements.
3. To ensure students are aware of and follow
the district's adopted code of student conduct while the students are at school
bus stops and to provide necessary supervision during times when the bus is not
present.
4. To ensure that, when
the physical disability of the student renders the student unable to get on and
off the bus without assistance, the parent or guardian provides the necessary
assistance to help the student get on and off at the bus stop, as required by
district policy or the student's Individual Educational
Plan.
(3)
Knowledge, skills and abilities related to student management techniques and
characteristics of the students shall be considered when selecting or assigning
operators and attendants for routes serving students.
Rulemaking Authority
1001.02(1),
1006.22(13) FS.
Law Implemented 1001.42(10),
1003.31(1)(d),
1006.062,
1006.0626,
1006.10,
1006.22
FS.
New 3-26-66, Amended 9-17-72, Repromulgated 12-5-74,
Formerly 6A-3.121, Amended 11-15-94, 11-26-06, 4-25-17, 8-20-19,
11-23-22.
