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Board backs bus-behavior policy improvements; asks for clearer discipline chain and training
Summary
The school board agreed in workshop to send a revised transportation behavior policy to public hearing after asking staff to add training modules, camera evidence language and to cite the student code of conduct as the primary disciplinary standard; members flagged operational limits on bus drivers and ESE suspension consequences.
The Hillsborough County School Board directed staff to prepare a revised bus-behavior and harassment policy (56.10.04) for public hearing after workshop discussion about driver safety, discipline responsibility and the effects of bus suspensions on special-education students.
Member Perez said recent on-bus fights and safety incidents motivated the policy update. "There's been fights on these buses," Perez said, urging clearer…
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