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NON - INSTRUCTIONAL OPERATIONS <br />8145 <br />(also 5890) <br />Page 1 of 2 <br />BUS DRIVER RESPONSIBILITIES <br />It is the duty of transportation employees to be informed and adhere to transportation <br />rules and policies, rules of the State Board of Education, policies of the District Board <br />of Trustees, and the laws of the State of Idaho. School bus drivers shall be adequately <br />prepared, both physically and mentally, each day to perform required duties. <br />Guidelines <br />Drivers are required to continue their education through inservice training and <br />annual evaluations (see Bus Driver Training #8140 and Bus Driver Training <br />Procedures #8140P). <br />2. Drivers must be aware of the liabilities of vehicle operation and student <br />management. <br />3. The school bus driver has responsibility for the operation of his /her bus and care of <br />passengers. <br />4. The driver must make every effort to work within District policies. However, the <br />driver shall always possess the final authority when unusual situations require <br />immediate decisions. <br />5. It shall be the duty of every school bus driver to report, to his /her immediate <br />supervisor, the license number of any vehicle that violates any law endangering <br />school children (see policy #8185 Bus Warning Violations and #8185F Bus Driver <br />Report on School Bus Passing Violation). <br />6. The bus driver shall conduct and document emergency evacuation drills (see policy <br />#8250 Student Training, Student Training Procedures #8250, Emergencies and <br />Accidents #8182, and School Bus Evacuation Procedures #8182P2). <br />7. The driver shall ensure the safe condition of the school bus by conducting thorough <br />pre -trip and post -trip school bus inspections (see policy #8195 Inspection of School <br />Buses and Pre- and Post -Trip Inspection Procedures #8195P). <br />8. All school bus defects shall be reported to the Transportation Manager /designee <br />(see policy #8195 Inspection of School Buses). <br />Adopted <br />02 -13 -2008 Reviewed Revised <br />Bonneville Joint School District No. 93 <br />