Policy Manual

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Policy JFCC

The busing of students as provided by the Board of Education is a privilege for those who  qualify.

The bus shall be considered an extension of the classroom and the Board requires that  students conduct themselves while on the bus in a manner consistent with established  standards for classroom behavior. The bus driver is in charge of the bus and students are  expected to comply with his/her requests at all times. The driver has the authority and  responsibility to maintain orderly behavior of students on the bus.

Cases of improper conduct shall be reported to the principal. Serious disciplinary  problems may result in the suspension of riding privileges. In such cases, it shall become  the responsibility of the parents of the students involved to see that their students get to  and from school safely and on time. In addition to being suspended from the bus, students  are subject to discipline up to and including expulsion for serious misconduct on school  buses.  

Cross Reference: JIC System-wide Student Code of Conduct  

JICIA Weapons, Violence & School Safety  

Legal Reference: Title 20-A MRSA (Section 5401)  

Adopted: May 8, 1976  

Revised: December 2002  

Revised: January 13, 2003 

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