Florida Administrative Code › 6 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › 6A - State Board of Education › Chapter 6A-3 - TRANSPORTATION › Section 6A-3.0121 - Responsibility of School District and Parents or Guardians for Students Who Are Transported at Public Expense

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) The school
				district shall determine safety measures to be used in the transportation of
				students, such as the designation of routes, bus turning areas, student stop
				locations, and the method of securement or positioning of students with special
				needs.
(2) The school district
				shall exercise additional specific powers and responsibilities as follows:
(a) The district shall provide bus operators
				and attendants instructions, in writing, as to any special conditions or
				non-medical care which a student may need while on the bus.
(b) The district shall instruct bus
				operators, and attendants if used, in their responsibilities for students who
				are transported at public expense as follows:
1. The operator or attendant of a bus
				transporting students shall remain with the bus so that students aboard will be
				under supervision at all times, except to call for assistance in case of an
				emergency or accident involving the students or bus.
2. In cases where a student with physical
				disabilities is unable to leave the area of a student stop without assistance,
				the school bus operator shall not assume responsibility for such assistance
				except in an emergency which threatens the safety of such student or
				students.
3. The operator and
				attendant shall be provided certified cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and
				first aid training along with other required pre-service training prior to
				transporting students, and shall receive CPR and first aid refresher in-service
				training at least biennially; however, the operator and attendant shall not
				give medicine and shall limit his or her assistance to that which may normally
				be expected of a reasonable, prudent person or as specified in the student's
				Individual Educational Plan or Individualized Seizure Action Plan.
4. Each school district must ensure that
				school bus operators and attendants receive information regarding each affected
				student's Individualized Seizure Action Plan and appropriate training regarding
				how to provide recommended care if the student shows symptoms of the epilepsy
				or seizure disorder, in accordance with Section
				1006.062, F.S. The student's
				parent and emergency contact information must also be provided to bus operators
				and attendants.
(c) The
				district shall inform parents, guardians, and students at least annually, in
				writing, of their responsibilities and related district policies as follows:
1. To ensure the safe travel of their
				students during the portions of each trip to and from school and home when the
				students are not under the custody and control of the school district,
				including during each trip to and from home and the assigned bus stop when the
				school district provides bus transportation.
2. To ensure that students ride only in their
				assigned school buses and get off only at assigned bus stops, except when the
				district has approved alternative buses or arrangements.
3. To ensure students are aware of and follow
				the district's adopted code of student conduct while the students are at school
				bus stops and to provide necessary supervision during times when the bus is not
				present.
4. To ensure that, when
				the physical disability of the student renders the student unable to get on and
				off the bus without assistance, the parent or guardian provides the necessary
				assistance to help the student get on and off at the bus stop, as required by
				district policy or the student's Individual Educational
				Plan.