2005-2006

Student/Parent

Handbook
Suspension of Bus Riding/Transportation Privileges
SEARCH AND SEIZURE
STUDENT RIGHTS OF EXPRESSION
SECTION V – TRANSPORTATION
Bus Pass Procedure
Bus Conduct
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
Suspension of Bus Riding/Transportation Privileges
When a student is being considered for suspension of bus riding/transportation privileges, the administrator in charge will notify the student of the reason. The student will then be given an opportunity to explain his/her side. After that informal hearing, the principal or dean of students will make a decision whether or not to suspend his/her bus riding/transportation privileges for all or part of the school year.

If a student’s bus riding/transportation privileges are suspended, s/he and his/her parents will be notified, within one (1) day, in writing,of the reason for and the length of the suspension.
SEARCH AND SEIZURE
School authorities are charged with the responsibility of safeguarding the safety and well being of the students in their care. In the discharge of that responsibility, school authorities may search the person or property (including vehicles, purses, knapsacks, gym bags, etc.) of a student, with or without the student’s consent, whenever they reasonably suspect that the search is required to discover evidence of a violation of law or of school rules. The extent of the search will be governed by the seriousness of the alleged infraction and the student’s age. General housekeeping inspection of school property may be conducted with reasonable notice. Student lockers are the property of the School, and random searches of the lockers and their contents may be conducted.

Anything that is found in the course of a search that may be used as evidence of a violation of school rules or the law and may be taken, held or turned over to the police. The school reserves the right not to return items which have been confiscated.
STUDENT RIGHTS OF EXPRESSION
The School recognizes the rights of students to express themselves. With the right of expression comes the responsibility to do so appropriately. Students may distribute or display, at appropriate times, nonsponsored, noncommercial written material and petitions; buttons, badges, or other insignia; clothing, insignia, and banners; and audio and video materials. All items must meet school guidelines.
Material cannot be displayed if it:
  1. is obscene to minors, libelous, indecent or vulgar;
  2. advertises any product or service not permitted to minors by law;
  1. intends to be insulting or harassing;
  2. intends to incite fighting or presents a likelihood of disrupting school or a school event.
Material may not be displayed or distributed during class periods, or between classes. Permission may be granted for display or distribution during lunch periods and after school in designated locations, as long as exits are not blocked and there is proper access and egress to the building.

Students who are unsure whether or not materials they wish to display meet school guidelines may present them to the principal or dean of students twenty-four (24) hours prior to display.
SECTION V – TRANSPORTATION
The school provides bus transportation for all students who live farther than one (1) mile from school. The bus schedule and route is available by contacting the transportation director at 419-523-5574.

Students will ride only assigned buses and will board and depart from the bus at the assigned bus stops. Students will not be permitted to ride unassigned buses for any reason other than an emergency, except as approved by the principal.

A change in a student’s regular assigned bus stop may be granted for a special need, if a note from a parent is submitted to the building principal stating the reason for the request and the duration of the change, and the principal approves.
Bus Pass Procedure
If a change in transportation is needed occasionally for your child, a note describing this change must be sent to the homeroom teacher. If a note is not sent to the teacher, the student will be sent home based on their transportation assignment. When the note is received, a Bus Pass will be issued. A Bus Pass is good for one day only. If the change in transportation is needed for more than one day, parents should obtain a long term Bus Pass from the office. This form must be completed and returned to the school office.
Bus Conduct
While the law requires the School District to furnish transportation, it does not relieve parents of students from the responsibility of supervision until such time as the child boards the bus in the morning and after the child leaves the bus at the end of the school day.

Once a child boards the bus--and only at that time--does s/he become the responsibility of the School District. Such responsibility will end when the child is delivered to the regular bus stop at the close of the school day.

Guidelines regarding conduct on school buses, as well as general information about the school transportation program, will be approved by the Board of Education and made available to all parents and students.

Students who are riding to and from school on transportation provided by the school are required to follow some basic safety rules.

The driver is responsible for student safety and may assign seating or direct the student in any reasonable manner to maintain safety.
.
Disclaimer - Linked sites are not under the control of the Ottawa-Glandorf School District. The Ottawa-Glandorf School District is not responsible for the contents of any linked site.  The O.G. Schools provides links to you only as a convenience, and the inclusion of any link does not imply any endorsement of the materials contained within the site.
 Copywrite © 2003 All Rights Reserved
All logos, characters, artwork, stories, information, names, and other elements associated thereto may not be copied/reproduced without direct permision from the webmaster.
Last update - 3/12/2003