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A Walking Tour …. Bus Driver Authorization. Page 1. There are many requirements to obtain and maintain an authorization. Bus Driver Requirements. Bus Driver Authorization. Page 2. Continuing Requirements Driver l icense Inservice training First aid t raining Annual disclosure
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Bus Driver Authorization Page 1 There are many requirements to obtain and maintain an authorization. Bus Driver Requirements
Bus Driver Authorization Page 2 Continuing Requirements Driver license Inservice training First aid training Annual disclosure Physical ability Medical card Bus Driver Requirements
Refusing to Submit Page 7 Drug & alcohol testing Bus Driver Requirements
Refusing to Submit Page 7 Drug & alcohol testing Positive Tests Refusal to test Walking out on test Marijuana Bus Driver Requirements
School District Employee Page 8 Requirements Follow the policies Follow the procedures Bus Driver Requirements
Pre & Post Trip Page 16 Requirements Items secured in driver compartment? Check for students. Bus Driving Requirements
Student Seating Page 17 Critical elements of compartmentalization Bus Driving Requirements
Loose Items Page 19 These become projectiles during sudden stops. Bus Driving Requirements
Strobe Lights Page 19 Know the allowable uses. Bus Driving Requirements
Loading & Unloading Page 29 Danger Zones How many feet around the bus??? Bus Driving Requirements
Defensive Driving Page 37 Rail Grade Crossings There are consequences for failure to stop. Know the exceptions! Bus Driving Requirements
Summary Keep credentials current Avoid positive drug & alcohol tests Know policies and procedures Post-trip check for students
Summary Understand compartmentalization Use strobes lights properly Know your danger zones Perform required rail grade stops
Evaluation Identify the three (3) credentials a bus driver must keep current. Current ,valid, and appropriate driver license Current, valid first aid card Current, valid medical examiner’s certificate
Evaluation Describe the result of a refusal to submit to drug and alcohol testing. Refusal to submit to testing is reported to DOL and is treated as a positive test. The CDL is disqualified and the driver is subject to potential revocation of their bus driver authorization .
Evaluation Explain the difference between board policy and department procedure. Board policies are based on federal and state laws, statutes and regulations. Department procedures describe the “way” or “manner” that school board policy is put into practice.
Evaluation Describe the danger of not checking for students left on the bus. Depending on district policy, leaving a student on a school bus could lead to termination.
Evaluation Name three (3) critical elements of bus seat compartmentalization. Critical elements to compartmentalization include: padding on the back of the seats construction standards for the seats height of the seat backs
Evaluation Describe two ways loose items in the driver compartment can be a distraction to a bus driver Loose items can fall and distract the the driver. become projectiles in the event of a sudden stop/collision. roll down and get under foot controls.
Evaluation Explain the proper use of strobe lights. Use only when students are onboard and inclement/sight obscuring conditions exist. The WAC prohibits the use of the strobe solely because of darkness.
Evaluation Name the two primary danger zones. How many feet from the bus is considered the danger zone? Danger Zones: front of the bus right side of the bus 12 foot area around all sides
Evaluation Explain consequences for failure to stop at a rail grade crossing. Aticket will result in CDL suspension for 60 days. A CDL suspension is a disqualifying condition and will result in the revocation of the school bus driver authorization.
