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3. Contact Dispatch with your location followed by the radio code 10-32. 4. Await further instructions. 5. When instructions are given, they are to be followed precisely.

SECTION 5

STUDENT MANAGEMENT POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

The Antelope Valley Schools Transportation Agency is committed to operating the safest transportation system possible through good bus maintenance, continuous driver training, and appropriate student behavior. It is the belief of the Agency that all students can behave appropriately and safely while riding on a school bus. Student behavior that creates an unsafe or unpleasant environment for students or drivers will not be tolerated. Students are expected to follow all bus rules while on any bus used for the purpose of home-to school transportation, both AM and PM; sporting activities; field trips; and other school sponsored events. The privilege of riding a school bus is offered to all qualifying students contingent upon the students following the bus rules. The Transportation Security Supervisor manages bus discipline and is responsible for the administration of discipline. Driver responsibility for student conduct begins when the student is recognizable at the designated stop. Even though the Transportation Security Supervisor will have the main responsibility, it is still imperative that the driver establishes a good and effective management system with the students. A. BUS CONDUCT/STUDENT RELATED REPORTING Report all student related issues in the Bus Conduct Program. They will be processed accordingly. 1. Bus Conduct will be used for any student behavior issue, including unsatisfactory behavior, fighting; self-injurious behavior like hitting the window, getting out of the seat belt and standing up while the bus is in motion, etc. 2. Student related issues will be used for student or bus related issues . Examples including, but not limited to bloody nose, a seizure, falling while getting out of the bus, undeliverable student, anything out of the ordinary, etc. Employees are required to check the Bus Conduct Program to review completed referrals. If a student receives a bus suspensi on, it is the drivers’ responsibility to print a copy of the referral and hand it to the student, notifying the student to deliver a copy to the parent/guardian. Drivers must check the Bus Conduct program daily to ensure that referrals are delivered to the students in a timely manner. All referrals are also mailed to the home and to the school by the Transportation Security Supervisor.

This is especially important regarding incidents of sexual harassment, bullying, or inappropriate physical or verbal interaction. These reports can provide documentation at

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