FILE:  EDCA

 

SAFETY INSPECTION

 

 

It shall be the policy of the Catahoula Parish School Board to require all vehicles used for the transportation of children, whether privately or publicly owned, be inspected at least semi-annually by authorized and qualified personnel.  Any bus found to be deficient shall be so designated and shall not be used to transport students until the appropriate repairs have been made and further inspection reveals that the deficiency has been removed.

 

All vehicles used for the transportation of children, whether privately or publicly owned, shall be inspected periodically by local transportation personnel in accordance with standards established by the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education and/or the School Board.

 

All buses shall be inspected under the auspices of the Louisiana Department of Public Safety at the earliest possible date following the close of the school session.  Any buses requiring repairs or replacements shall be re-inspected by qualified personnel on a date and at a location to be designated by the Superintendent or Supervisor of Transportation.

 

INSPECTIONS

 

Part 1:

  1. School Bus inspections shall be completed by August 1st at sites approved by the Superintendent/Supervisor of Transportation/Designee.

  2. Any delays or re-inspections approved by the Superintendent/ Supervisor of Transportation/Designee shall be completed by August 10th.

  3. Failure to comply with the above deadlines shall result in a one (1) day suspension without pay requiring driver to rent a certified bus until his/her bus inspection ha s been completed.

 

Part II:

  1. Mid-year inspections shall be completed by January 31st at sites approved by the Superintendent/Supervisor of Transportation/Designee.

  2. Any delays or re-inspections approved by the Superintendent/ Supervisor of Transportation/Designee shall be completed by February 10th.

  3. Failure to comply with the above deadlines shall result in a one (1) day suspension without pay requiring driver to rent a certified bus until his/her bus inspection has been completed.

 

Part III:

 

Repeated violations of this policy shall be considered willful neglect of duty, and shall be subject to disciplinary procedures contained in La. Rev. Stat. Ann. §17:493.

  

DAILY TRIP INSPECTIONS

 

Before beginning, during, and after completing each assigned route, trip, or individual run daily, the bus driver shall conduct pre-trip, en route, and post-trip inspections of the vehicle and its special equipment to check for passengers, special equipment, medication, etc. that may have been left on the bus.  Before the driver exits the bus after any trip or individual run, the driver shall immediately perform a post-trip inspection of the interior of the bus for children or other passengers that may have remained on the bus.  The driver shall employ any means necessary to check for children who may be under seats.  The driver shall also check for damage to seats, and articles left on the bus.  Failure to check for children left on the bus may result in discipline of the driver, up to and including termination. 

 

Revised:  August 21, 2006

Revised:  July 10, 2012

 

 

Ref:     La. Rev. Stat. Ann. §17:493

Louisiana School Transportation Specifications and Procedures, Bulletin 119, Louisiana Department of Education

Board minutes, 8-1-06, 7-10-12

 

Catahoula Parish School Board