SPS Policy Manual - Saginaw Public Schools

Section 4000 – Business Management/Facilities Management
4300 Student Transportation Management 4300
The Board shall provide arrangements for safe, economical transportation to the students
of the District who seek and are eligible for transportation to school. The use of District owned
buses and vehicles by the District shall conform to state law. School bus routes shall be
established by the Superintendent.
Bus transportation may be provided for students to and from school for those students
who qualify. Transportation may be provided by the District for extra-class activities. Students
are prohibited from driving privately owned vehicles to District-sponsored activities held during
the school day unless specific permission is granted by the student’s parents/guardians and the
high school Principal.
Students must observe the rules and regulations developed by the administration
governing student transportation. Students will also be subject to the school’s behavior code
while riding school buses. The Superintendent may suspend or revoke the transportation
privilege of any student who violates any administrative rules or regulations.
All such rules shall be published in the student handbook or copies given to students and
parent(s)/guardian(s) at the beginning of the school year.
Bus drivers shall report any violation of said rules to the appropriate administrator who
shall take the necessary steps to discipline students according to Board policy. As a disciplinary
action for violation of District rules, a student may be refused school bus transportation but
required to attend school.
Approved:
LEGAL REF: MCL 257.1801; 380.1321-1322; 380.1333; R 340.1702; R 340.281-282;
Michigan Department of Education Transportation Handbook (Bulletin 431)
SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF SAGINAW