Students utilizing school transportation will conduct themselves in an orderly manner fitting to their age level and maturity with mutual respect and consideration for the rights of the school vehicle driver and the other passengers. Students who fail to behave in an orderly manner will be subject to disciplinary measures.
The driver will have the authority to maintain order on the school vehicle. It will be the responsibility of the driver to report misconduct to the director of transportation or building principal who shall discipline the student in accordance with procedures developed by the superintendent and approved by the board.
The board supports the use of video cameras on school buses used for transportation to and from school as well as for field trips, curricular or extracurricular events. The video cameras will be used to monitor student behavior and may be used as evidence in a student disciplinary proceeding. The videotapes are student records subject to school district confidentiality, board policy and administrative regulations.
Those students guilty of flagrant, repeated or gross disobedience or misconduct on school buses are subject to suspension within the guidelines of the district’s Student Conduct Policy, Code No. 503.1. Continued violation of bus rules will be considered sufficient cause for refusing to transport the student(s) involved and may lead to suspension from school, depending upon the seriousness of the matter.
It will be the responsibility of the superintendent, in conjunction with the transportation director and the building principal, to develop administrative regulations regarding student conduct and discipline when utilizing school district transportation.
Legal Reference: Iowa Code §§ 279.8; 285; 321 (2013).
Cross Reference: 503 Student Discipline
506 Student Records
Approved: Feb. 11, 1985, March 20, 2017, April 11, 2022
Reviewed: Aug. 24, 2005, Feb 8, 2017, March 28, 2022
Revised: Jan. 12, 1998, Feb 8, 2017, March 28, 2022
