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Discipline committee recommends tighter St. Mary Parish school bus discipline matrix
Summary
The St. Mary Parish School Board discipline committee voted Jan. 5 to recommend a revised school bus discipline matrix that removes a separate 'minor infraction' category and tightens suspensions and other consequences to reduce distractions and improve driver safety.
The St. Mary Parish School Board discipline committee voted Jan. 5, 2026 to recommend the full board adopt a revised school bus discipline matrix that tightens consequences for student misconduct on buses and removes a separate "minor infraction" category.
Ronnie Lewis, identified in the meeting as the supervisor of transportation for the Samuel Paris school board, told the committee the revisions focus on consequences rather than changing offense categories. "We're gonna be looking at not the levels, but the consequences of having consequences for actions on the bus," Lewis said, summarizing the committee's intent to give drivers clearer tools to respond quickly to unsafe behavior.
The proposed matrix reiterates that the bus operator is the authority on the bus and that…
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