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Board reviews new extracurricular transportation policy after questions about parents taking students home
Summary
Board members reviewed a new policy aligning district procedure with COMAR that requires certified, approved drivers and permits 10‑passenger vans; members asked for clearer wording to allow documented parent pickup and to add a signature requirement if a parent takes a student from an event.
The Garrett County Board of Education reviewed a new EEAFA policy on transporting students to extracurricular activities that the presenter said was revised to match COMAR and requires certified drivers approved by the transportation department.
"Only certified drivers who are approved by the transportation department are permitted to operate vehicles," the presenter said, noting…
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