EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK

Any accident involving an Agency vehicle must be reported to the Agency whether or not the accident is defined as a school bus accident.

G. ROAD RAGE If involved with a motor vehicle in exhibiting road rage, refer to the following tips:

1. DON’T retaliate. Never take the other driver personally; he/she is only reacting to road rage instinct. 2. DON’T make eye contact with any angry driver. 3. BEFORE you react to anything that is done to you, consider the consequences of your actions. 4. BE polite and courteous, even when others are not. 5. ALWAYS ask yourself: “Could the other driver have possibly made a mistake?” 6. IF you are harassed by another driver and being followed, do not go home. Go to the nearest police department. 7. SLOW down and relax. 8. NEVER underestim ate other drivers’ capacity for mayhem. 9. REDUCE your driving stress by allowing enough time to get where you are going. Know the roads that are under construction and listen to weather reports that may cause traffic delays. Practice patience and keep your cool. 10. REMEMBER that you cannot control the drivers around you, but you can control the way they affect your well-being. Be calm and drive safely. 1. All pupils at the elementary and secondary level in public or private school who are transported in a school bus or school pupil activity bus shall receive instruction in school bus emergency procedures and passenger safety. The county superintendent of schools, superintendent of the school district, or owner/operator of a private school, as applicable, shall ensure that the instruction is provided as follows: a. At least once in each school year, all pupils in prekindergarten, kindergarten, and grades 1st through 8th, inclusive, who receive home-to-school transportation shall receive safety instruction which includes, but is not limited to: proper loading and unloading procedures, including escorting by the driver, proper passenger conduct, bus evacuation, and location of emergency equipment. Instruction also may include responsibilities of passengers seated next to an emergency exit. As part of the instruction, pupils shall evacuate the school bus through emergency exit doors. b. Prior to departure on a school activity trip, all pupils shall receive safety instruction which includes, but is not limited to, operation of emergency release of front door, location of emergency exits, location of ignition key, location of parking brake, and location and use of emergency equipment. Instruction also may include responsibilities of passengers seated next to an emergency exit.

II. BUS EVACUATION

A. EVACUATION REQUIREMENTS California Education Code Section 39831.5 reads as follows:

2. The following information shall be documented each time the instruction required by paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) is given:

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Revised 8/9/2023