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Dayton board approves temporary bus-pass rules requiring visible student IDs, 4-3
Summary
The Dayton City School District Board adopted a resolution requiring visible student identification for district-issued RTA bus passes, and required parents and students to sign the RTA code of conduct. The measure passed 4-3 after extensive debate about enforceability and coordination with RTA and charter schools.
The Dayton City School District Board of Education on Aug. 19 approved a resolution that conditions district-issued RTA bus passes on students wearing a visible Dayton student ID and signing the RTA code of conduct, and directs that district-issued passes be picked up at the service center. The motion passed 4-3.
The resolution, introduced by Superintendent Doctor Lawrence, says students receiving a district-provided RTA bus pass must display a visible student ID while using the pass and that students and parents must sign the RTA's code of conduct. The district also said it will assign safety and security staff to downtown hubs, at an expected cost of about $30,000, and that non-DPS users will pick up passes at the service center rather than at school sites.
Board members split sharply over whether the rules can be enforced and whether they unfairly single out Dayton students. "We're also dispatching our safety and security back to the hub, at the cost of about $30,000 to…
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