Fallbrook Union ESD | AR 3541.1 Business and Noninstructional Operations
Transportation For School-Related Trips
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.
(cf. 3312.2 - Educational Travel Program Contracts)
(cf. 3540 - Transportation)
(cf. 3541 - Transportation Routes and Services)
(cf. 6153 - School-Sponsored Trips)
The Superintendent or designee shall determine the most appropriate and cost-effective mode of transportation for each approved trip.
When district transportation is provided, students may be released from using district transportation only with the advance written permission of their parents/guardians.
School-related organizations requesting transportation shall be fully responsible for the costs of their trips unless funding has been approved by the Governing Board.
(cf. 1230 - School-Connected Organizations)
The 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)
(cf. 3530 - Risk Management/Insurance)
Transportation by Private Vehicle
Private vehicles shall not be used to provide transportation for school-related trips.
Legal Reference:
EDUCATION CODE
35330 Excursions and field trips
35332 Transportation by air
39830 School bus
39830.1 School pupil activity bus
39860 Transportation to special activities by district
44808 Liability when students not on school property
HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE
118947-118949 Prohibition against smoking in motor vehicle with minor
VEHICLE CODE
12814.6 Limitations of provisional driver's license
27315 Mandatory use of seat belts in private passenger vehicles
27360-27360.5 Child passenger restraint systems
27363 Child passenger restraint systems, exemptions
Management Resources:
WEB SITES
California Department of Motor Vehicles: http://www.dmv.ca.gov
California Highway Patrol: http://www.chp.ca.gov
California Office of Traffic Safety: http://www.ots.ca.gov
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov
Regulation FALLBROOK UNION ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT
approved: September 6, 2011 Fallbrook, California