EEAE School Bus Safety Program
File: EEAE
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:
- 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.
- Emergency evacuation drills will be conducted at least twice a year to acquaint student riders with procedures in emergency situations.
- All vehicles used to transport children will be inspected periodically for conformance with state and federal safety requirements.
- Classroom instruction on school bus safety will be provided.
- School bus safety instructions for students and parents will be provided each year in all student handbooks.
LEGAL REFS.:
- M.G.L. 90:7b as amended by Ch. 246 Acts of 1986
- M.G.L. 90:1 et seq.
- M.G.L. 713:2
- M.G.L. 713:7L
- Highway Safety Program Standard No. 17
Adopted: 5/19/2021