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Riverside Local reviews transportation policy updates; gifted policy paused pending state guidance
Summary
At a district meeting, speakers reviewed proposed policy updates affecting student transportation — including drug/alcohol testing rules for non‑CDL drivers, a change in the passenger‑van definition (9→12), and a minimum driver age increase (18→21). Policies were set for second reading at the district’s regular agenda on the 18th.
At a meeting of Riverside Local, unidentified speakers reviewed a packet of proposed policy updates that would affect how students are transported and how employees who drive students are tested for drugs and alcohol. The district agreed to place the policies on the regular agenda for second reading on the 18th.
The discussion centered on whether drug and alcohol testing requirements apply only to drivers who transport students and whether a commercial driver’s license (CDL) is necessary for testing. "Statutorily, you don't Dan, you don't have to drug or alcohol test CDL drivers, just bus drivers?" said Speaker 3, prompting clarification that testing requirements attach to those who transport students, not to the presence or absence of a CDL. Speaker 4…
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