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Board hears RESIG recommendation to raise parent-driver liability to $500,000 and discusses expanding 22-mile limit for district transportation
Summary
The board discussed recommended insurance minimums for parent drivers and the district's 22-mile policy; RESIG recommended increasing auto liability to $500,000 per vehicle and trustees asked staff to return with a recommendation on extending the mileage limit and a communications plan.
Petaluma City Schools trustees discussed parent-driver requirements and district transportation allocations after staff and the district's insurance administrator outlined recommended coverage levels and site funding changes.
Sandy, identified in the meeting as the executive director of RESIG (the district's joint insurance pool), recommended minimum coverages for parent drivers who transport students for district activities: auto liability of $500,000 per vehicle, $100,000 property damage, uninsured motorist coverage and medical-payments coverage of $10,000 per person. "These guidelines are set up to protect the district," Sandy said, explaining that auto claims have become a larger share of liability and that higher limits reduce exposure to excess carriers.
School staff and trustees said the district's practices had been inconsistent across…
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