7100

TRANSPORTATION

7100

The Board shall provide a system of transportation for all eligible students.

7100.1

Supplementary rules and regulations to govern the operation and use of buses, in conformity with state statutes and regulations, shall be prepared by the superintendent's office and distributed to students and other appropriate persons.

7100.2

State-supported transportation shall be limited to those services for which funds have been budgeted.

A.

Pupils who live outside Wake County will not be transported on school buses.

B.

Pupils who are assigned outside their geographical area because of their request for a transfer (not magnet school) are not guaranteed transportation.

C.

Regular pupils who are medically certified as temporarily incapacitated may be considered for special accommodation.

7100.3

All other transportation, such as activity buses and transportation for field trips, shall be operated from local fund provisions.

A.

State-operated buses may be used for instructional programs directly related to the school curriculum when the trip and the use of the bus are approved in accordance with board policy.

B.

Bus use for instructional purposes shall be limited to a 75-mile round trip.

C.

The driver of a bus being used for instructional purposes must be a nonstudent driver unless the student driver is a regular member of the group making the trip.  To be eligible as a driver of a bus being used for instructional purposes, one must be listed on the current state-funded school bus drivers' payroll.

Legal Reference: G.S. 115C-239 and G.S. 115C-242

Adopted: October 15, 1979

Revised: August 16, 1982