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Transportation department presents revised bus policies; board requests legal and insurance review
Summary
Transportation staff presented a substantial update to department policy and procedures covering driver conduct, activity-bus inspections, student scan cards and authorized stops. Board members asked staff to run the changes by the district attorney and insurance carrier before adoption.
Transportation Director Cindy Theodore presented revisions and updates to the district’s transportation policy and procedures, citing safety and accountability reasons for the proposed changes. The staff presentation covered multiple procedural items and at least one change framed as policy: - No hoodies while driving and no headphones/earbuds while operating a bus, citing driver safety and distraction concerns. - Clarified that activity-bus drivers must perform pre- and post-trip inspections and document damage; added responsibility for…
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