EEAE
SHUTESBURY SCHOOL COMMITTEE
SCHOOL BUS SAFETY PROGRAM
The safety and welfare of student
riders will be the first consideration in all matters pertaining to
transportation. Safety precautions will include the following:
1. Children
will be instructed as to the proper procedure for boarding and exiting from a
school bus and in proper and safe conduct while aboard.
2. Emergency
evacuation drills will be conducted at least twice a year to acquaint student
riders with procedures in emergency situations.
3. All vehicles
used to transport children will be inspected periodically for conformance with
state and federal safety requirements.
4. Student
instruction on school bus safety will be provided.
SOURCE: MASC
LEGAL
REFS.: M.G.L. 90:7b as amended by
Ch. 246 Acts of 1986
M.G.L. 90:1 et seq.; 713:2; 713:7L
Highway Safety Program Standard No. 17
CROSS REF.: EB, Safety Program
Reviewed and Edited
by Shutesbury Policy Committee: 04/26/18
First Reading by
Shutesbury School Committee: 05/17/18
Second Reading, First
Vote by Shutesbury School Committee: 06/20/18
Final Vote by
Shutesbury School Committee: 09/20/18