Current through March 20, 2024
005.01
Transportation of Unsafe Items. Pupil transportation
vehicles shall not transport any items, animals, materials, weapons or
look-a-like weapons, explosive devices or bomb-related materials or equipment
which in any way would endanger the lives, health, or safety of the children,
and other passengers and driver.
005.01A
Look-a-like weapons associated with a school sponsored or approved activity may
be transported with written permission of an administrator of the school
district. If possible, these items should be secured and not visible or
accessible to students while on the pupil transportation vehicle .
005.01B Any item or items that would break or
could produce injury if tossed about the inside of pupil transportation vehicle
when involved in an accident shall be secured.
005.02
Safe Pupil Transportation
Plan. Each school district providing pupil transportation shall
have a safe pupil transportation plan.
005.02A The Plan may be incorporated or
addressed in a school's safety and security plan adopted pursuant to 92 NAC 10
or can be a separate plan. At minimum, the plan shall address:
005.02A1 Weapons.
005.02A2 Pupil behavior that is in violation
of Student Conduct Standards established by Section
79-262(1)
R.R.S or similar rules.
005.02A3 Terroristic threats.
005.02A4 Severe weather.
005.02A5 Hazardous materials and unattended
items on or near pupil transportation vehicle.
005.02A6 Medical emergencies.
005.02A7 Driver/passenger procedures in the
event of mechanical breakdowns of the vehicle.
005.02A8 Driver procedures in the event that
the drop-off location is uncertain or appears unsafe to leave
students.
005.02A9 Functional
capacity of a pupil transportation driver and a process to confirm a driver's
ability to conduct daily tasks and emergency evacuations.
005.02B
Documentation under Safe
Pupil Transportation Plan. Each school district providing pupil
transportation shall develop a procedure that requires pupil transportation
vehicle drivers to document and submit to designated school authorities the
occurrence of any events covered by the Safe Pupil Transportation Plan adopted
under subsection 005.02, that involved the pupil transportation vehicle
operated by the driver, or any pupils transported in it.
005.03
Authorized
Passengers. No one except school personnel, supervisory personnel,
monitoring personnel and pupils assigned to a school bus for a particular route
schedule or for an activity trip as defined in 92 NAC 91- subsection 002.02 may
ride in such vehicles.
005.03A This Section
shall not limit the types of passengers that may otherwise be transported in a
school bus when used for other than to or from school purposes under Section
13-1208
R.R.S., Section
60-6,175(7)
R.R.S., or as otherwise
authorized.
