The district may provide transportation for students, employees, and other individuals for field trips and other school-related trips approved according to Board policy and administrative regulation.
\n\nThe Superintendent or designee shall determine the most appropriate and cost-effective mode of transportation for each approved trip.
\n\nWhen district transportation is provided, students may be released from using district transportation only with the advance written permission of their parents/guardians.
\n\nSchool-related organizations requesting transportation shall be fully responsible for the costs of their trips unless funding has been approved by the Board of Education.
\n\nThe Superintendent or designee shall ensure that the district has sufficient liability insurance when field trips or excursions involve either transportation by district vehicles or travel to and from a foreign country. When a trip to a foreign country is authorized, liability insurance shall be secured from a carrier licensed to transact insurance business in that country. (Education Code 35330)
\n\nTransportation by Private Vehicle
\n\nThe Superintendent or designee may authorize the transportation of students by private vehicle when the vehicle is driven by an adult age 21 or older who possesses a valid California driver's license or, if he/she is a nonresident on active military duty in California, possesses a valid license from his/her state of residence. To be approved, a driver shall have a good driving record and possess at least the minimum insurance required by law. Any person providing transportation to district students in a private vehicle shall register with the district for such purposes.
\n\nDrivers shall receive safety and emergency instructions which shall be kept in their vehicle.
\n\nAll student passengers shall submit permission slips signed by their parents/guardians. Teachers shall ensure that each driver has a copy of the permission slip for each student riding in his/her vehicle.
\n\nThe number of passengers, including the driver, shall not exceed the capacity for which the vehicle was designed. Motor trucks may not transport more persons than can safely sit in the passenger compartment. The driver shall ensure that the manufacturer's recommendations for his/her vehicle are followed regarding the seating of children in seats equipped with airbags.
\n\nThe driver or any other person shall not smoke or have in his/her immediate possession a lighted pipe, cigar, or cigarette containing tobacco or any other plant when there is a minor in the motor vehicle, whether the motor vehicle is in motion or at rest. (Health and Safety Code 118948)
\n\nPassenger Restraint Systems
\n\nAll drivers shall wear safety belts in accordance with law. In addition, drivers shall ensure that: (Vehicle Code 27315, 27360, 27360.5, 27363)
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