Student/Parent Handbook - Ysleta Independent School District

include:1. Identification of Students with Food Allergies At-risk for Anaphylaxis;2. Development, Communication, Implementation and Monitoring of Food Allergy Action Plans, EmergencyCare Plans, Individualized Health Care Plans, and/or 504 Plans;3. Reducing Risk of Exposure Within the School Setting;4. Training for School Staff on Recognition of Anaphylaxis and Appropriate Emergency Response, and5. Post Anaphylaxis Reaction-Review of Policy and Procedures.Once the parent notifies the school of a student’s food allergy (form included in Important Notices section), the schoolnurse will work with the parent on development of a Food Allergy Action Plan for that student. For more information,contact the school nurse at the campus or the district’s Coordinator of Health Services at 434-0810, or see materialsposted on the district’s Web site under the department of Health Services.TRANSPORTATIONEligibility for Transportation ServicesThe district provides transportation for all students who reside two or more miles from their regular attendance campus(which is measured along the shortest route that may be traveled on public roads) and who are not classified as aneligible disabled pupil. Transportation will be provided to an area within the two miles when it is defined hazardous andposes a danger for students getting to school. Please check with your school office for eligibility. Transportation is notprovided students attending a school outside their attendance zone.Transportation is provided for children who are receiving special education services and are qualified by the AdmissionReview and Dismissal (ARD) process. The final determination of eligibility is approved by the Special EducationDepartment. Students are picked up at their home and transported to school and from school returned to their home.Students are not allowed to be picked up or dropped off at locations that are not the student’s home address. Specialrequests must be approved by the Director of Special Education and the Director of Transportation or their designee.Changes in transportation services for students receiving special education services may require 2-3 working days toprocess and complete once the information is received.Bus Stops and ScheduleInformation on the bus stops and times are provided by the Transportation Department and given to every school.Students can obtain this information at the time they register or on the internet by visiting the district Web site. Weencourage students to be at their designated bus stop at least 10 minutes before the actual pick up time. There are dayswhen substitute drivers, inclement weather or mechanical breakdowns will cause the bus to run late. Please do not bediscouraged. The Transportation Department will notify the school if the bus is running late and will do everything theycan to get there as soon as possible.Bus PassesMany middle school and high school campuses required students to show their bus pass to the bus driver every morningand afternoon when boarding the bus. Transportation privileges may be suspended for any student who fails to showhis/her bus pass. It is the student’s responsibility to replace a lost bus pass or to obtain a temporary bus pass from theschool office.Bus RulesAll bus safety regulations are posted in our buses and must be adhered to by all students riding the school bus. Anystudent not practicing proper discipline and safety in or around the school bus may forfeit his/her bus riding privileges.The following safety and discipline infractions may cause a permanent suspension from bus riding privileges; Smoking in the bus Bringing or opening alcoholic beverages in the bus Fighting in the bus Verbally abusing, harassing or sexually harassing other students or Transportation personnel Throwing things out of the bus window Students standing up and/or moving about in the bus while the bus is in motion.All other infractions will be addressed accordingly by the school administrator and the transportation administrator.The Texas Education Code prohibits the disruption, prevention or interference with the lawful transportation of children toor from school or any activity sponsored by a school. For this reason, parents and other adults are not allowed in aschool bus without express written authorization from the Transportation Administrator. Disorderly conduct bypassengers in the school bus including but not limited to standing in the bus, tampering with emergency exists andintentionally damaging the bus may result in violation of the Student Code of Conduct.Contact Information: Main Dispatch Office: (915) 434-1740; Northeast Dispatch Office: (915) 434-1751.57