| Sylvania City School District |
| Bylaws & Policies |
8640 - TRANSPORTATION FOR FIELD AND OTHERDISTRICT-SPONSORED TRIPS
The transportation for all field and other District-sponsored trips is to be by vehicles owned or approved by the District and driven by approved drivers. Exceptions must have the approval of the Superintendent.
The Board recognizes the educational value of well-planned field trips as well as those related to co-curricular and extra-curricular activities. As financial resources permit, the Board shall assume the transportation costs for all District-approved trips in the following priority:
| A. | 1st priority - a selected number of field trips for each school as approved by the Superintendent | |
| B. | 2nd priority - trips for co-curricular activities and the District's interscholastic athletic program | |
| C. | 3rd priority - trips for other extra-curricular activities |
If the Board is unable to pay for the costs of the vehicle and driver for noncurricular-related trips because of limited resources, such costs may be paid from student activity funds, student assessment, or from funds provided by District-approved support groups.
Transportation may be limited by the availability of vehicles, drivers, and scheduling and will not be available when needed for general school purposes.
All field trips shall be supervised by members of the staff. All other District-sponsored trips shall be supervised by either staff members or adults from the sponsoring organization. Any time students are on the vehicle, at least one (1) sponsor, chaperone, or staff member is expected to ride in the vehicle as well as to supervise students upon return to the District and while they are waiting for rides home.
All students are expected to ride the approved vehicle to and from each activity. A special request must be made to the staff member or sponsor by the parent, in writing or in person, to allow an exception.
District students not affiliated with the trip activity, nondistrict students, and/or children of preschool age shall not be permitted to ride on the trip vehicle.
No student is allowed to drive on any trip. An exception may be made by the building administrator on an individual basis provided the student has written parental permission and does not transport any other student.
The Superintendent shall prepare administrative guidelines to ensure that all transportation is in compliance with Board policy on use of District vehicles and/or use of private vehicles.
R.C. 3327.08. 3327.13, 3327.14, 3327.013
A.C. 3301-83-16