It shall be the policy of the Board of Education to use regular or special-purpose school vehicles for transportation on field and other District-sponsored trips.

The transportation for all trips is to be by vehicles owned by the District and driver by approved drivers. Exceptions must have the approval of the Superintendent.

The District shall assume all costs for a certain number of approved field trips as specified in the Superintendent's administrative guidelines. It will assume the costs of the vehicles for all other trips including co-curricular, athletic, and other extra-curricular trips, but the cost of the driver shall be the responsibility of the sponsoring organization.

Approval of transportation requests will be given on a first come basis. Transportation may be limited by the availability of vehicles, drivers, and scheduling and will not be available when needed for general school purposes.

Members of the staff or of the sponsoring organization shall be responsible for providing supervision on trips. At least one (1) sponsor, chaperone, or staff member is expected to ride in each vehicle whenever students ride as well as to supervise students upon return to school and while they are waiting for rides home. Chaperones are to be approved by the Superintendent.

All students are expected to ride the school vehicle to and from each activity. A special request must be made to the staff member or sponsor by the parent in writing or in person to allow an exception.

No student is allowed to drive on any trip. An exception may be made by the principal on an individual basis provided the student has parental permission in writing and does not transport any other student.

When a school sponsors an extra-curricular activity such as a recreational event, it will provide for the transportation. The District will only assume responsibility for those students using the provided transportation.

Because of the potential liability, the District will not allow a student to participate in such an activity if transportation is not arranged for by the District.

The Superintendent shall prepare administrative guidelines to ensure that all transportation is in compliance with Board policy on use of District vehicles or use of private vehicles.

R.C. 3327.08, 3327.13, 3327.14, 3327.013
A.C. 3301-83-16