702.02 - School Transportation and Inclement Weather

School district vehicles will not operate when weather conditions due to fog, rain, snow or other natural elements make it unsafe to do so.  Because weather conditions may vary around the school district and may change quickly, the best judgment possible will be used with the information available.

The superintendent or his/her designee will make the final judgment as to when to temporarily suspend bus services because of inclement weather or other emergencies make conditions unsafe.    The judgment will be assisted by the transportation supervisor and “on location” reports of drivers.  It is the driver’s responsibility to report road conditions.  If radio contact is not possible, the driver will proceed to the next stop which does not present a hazard and make telephone contact personally, with the assistance of a student rider, monitor, or other person.  When conditions deteriorate during the day, after school has begun, school may be canceled and students sent home.

Drivers, principals, and parents will be notified by designated commercial radio and TV stations when school and transportation is canceled or delayed.

If we have inclement weather where any individual driver determines that he/she does not have at least 300 feet of visibility in a pick up or drop off zone, he/she should try and do the following:

1. When picking up a student pull in the driveway of the place of residence and make the pick up off of the highway, turn around in the homestead and proceed on to the next stop and repeat the above if it happens in another pick up or drop off zone.

2. If unable to pull into the driveway and turn around, the driver should continue and not stop but notify the transportation manager by radio that this family was passed up due to unsafe conditions.

3. If the driver believes conditions are unsafe to continue, the driver should pull off the roadway, alert the transportation manager, and wait until conditions improve or until assistance or direction is provided. 

 

 

(April 18, 1983; July 15, 1991; June 15, 1992; June 20, 1994; July 7, 2003; May 2, 2011; June 23, 2014; November 18, 2019)