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6600 Student Transportation
It is the policy of the Seattle School Board to provide transportation for eligible students, as determined by the Board-adopted Transportation Service Standards. The Board-adopted Transportation Service Standards shall be reviewed annually for implementation at the start of the next school year. The district's transportation program will comply in all ways with state law and […]
View6620 Special Transportation
It is the policy of the School Board that the following uses of district transportation are a privilege, not a right, and, except where bound by the terms of a lease, the district may revoke that privilege through official Board action at a regularly scheduled meeting. The Superintendent or his or her designee will have […]
View6625 Private Vehicle Transportation
It is the policy of the Seattle School Board to authorize the use of private vehicles under the following circumstances: Under unusual circumstances, the district may request parents, or a responsible adult, to drive children to school in their own vehicles on a per-mile cost reimbursable basis. The transportation department determines when "in-lieu" transportation would […]
View6640 District Owned Vehicles
The district may provide for the necessary transportation and expenses that are incurred in the course of performing services for the district, whether within or outside the district. All such vehicles will be properly marked with letters of contrasting color at least 1-1/4" in height in a conspicuous place on both sides of the vehicle. […]
View6650 Adults/Non Students on Buses
It is the policy of the School Board that the district may authorize bus transportation to adults, provided they meet the following conditions: They are school district employees, contractor carrier personnel, parents/guardians of district students, or other authorized personnel. They use the bus for a specific school-related function or activity, which requires or desires their […]
View6660 Vandalism to Transportation Facilities
It is the policy of the Seattle School Board that, as applicable to pupil transportation, vandalism is the willful or reckless destruction of, damage to, or defacing of the transportation facilities provided for a student. Students caught in the act of, or identified as the perpetrators of, vandalism to all District transportation facilities, including those […]
View6670 Emergency Transportation
Emergency transportation, as defined for student transportation purposes, is the use of taxicabs or other available modes provided for students who must return home, or another designated place from school, as a result of an illness, accident, or family emergency situation. Emergency transportation will be provided for students when parents/guardians, neighbors, friends, relatives, or school […]
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