When a driver observes a student using any of the above, the driver will immediately report that student to the building principal through the Pupil Incident Report. Following Assigned Routes Drivers are jointly responsible with the assistant for the safe and orderly transportation of special needs students while on assigned routes between home and school, between schools and during the course of the school day, while on field trips and during extra-curricular activities. Drivers will follow established bus routes as determined and approved by the Transportation Director , Special Needs Route Manager or the Special Education Transportation Coordinator. Drivers will have in their possession at all times their school bus driver's license, a working watch, a map of their bus route, a list of their students, and a route sheet indicating authorized stops. No driver shall remove a student from the bus at a location other than the approved bus stop without authorization of the transportation department.
All drivers prerun their routes prior to the start of the school year.
Special Needs Bus Service Schedules Adhering to established bus service schedules. The driver is specially responsible for maintaining route time schedules. However, being on time is less important than transporting special needs students safely. School Bus Inspections Inspecting the bus and related on-board equipment for mechanical defects before and after each run. Preparing and submitting work orders for needed bus or equipment repairs is an essential special needs driver skill.