Students on a bus or other authorized Board of Education transportation vehicles are under the authority of and directly responsible to the bus/vehicle driver. The driver has the authority to enforce the established regulations for bus/vehicle conduct. Disorderly conduct or refusal to submit to the authority of the driver will be sufficient reason for refusing transportation service to any student.

A student may be disciplined up to and including suspension from school bus/vehicle riding privileges for all or part of a school year, consistent with the provision of West Virginia Board of Education Policy 4373, for any violation of established regulations for bus conduct and/or for conduct occurring on the bus/vehicle in violation of the Student Code of Conduct/Student Discipline Code.

Before a suspension from bus/vehicle riding privileges is imposed, the principal will provide a student with notice of an intended suspension and an opportunity to appear before the principal. Disciplinary suspension periods will be commensurate with the infraction(s) committed as determined by the principal, with guidance from the Student Code of Conduct (Policy 4373).

Any additional guidelines regarding conduct on school buses/vehicles, as well as general information about the school transportation program, will be made available to all parents and students and posted in a central location.

West Virginia Board of Education Policy 4336 and Policy 4373