SBAC Policy 8620 - Parent Responsibility

1. For the benefit of the child, the Board believes that parents/guardians have a responsibility to:

   1. encourage their child’s career in school;

   2. ensure their child is in school and on time every day, unless ill;

   3. support the school in requiring their child to observe all school rules and regulations; and by accepting their own responsibility for their child’s behavior;

   4. send their child to school appropriately dressed and in good health;

   5. maintain an active interest in their child’s daily work and make it possible for him/her to complete assigned homework by providing a quiet place and suitable conditions for study;

   6. read all communications from the school, sign, and return them promptly when required;

   7. cooperate with the school by attending conferences set up for the exchange of information of their child’s progress in school; and 

   8. report to the front office any information or concerns you may have that might affect the health, safety, or welfare of your child, other students, or staff members.

    

   Transportation

   1. Parents are responsible for:

      1. their child’s safety, supervision, and conduct to and from bus stops and while waiting at the bus stop;

      2. their child getting on and off their assigned bus at their assigned stop; 

         Parent must have prior written permission from the Principal before allowing their child to get on a bus at a different stop.

      3. their child arriving at the bus stop five (5) minutes before scheduled pick-up time;

      4. teaching their child to stand off the roadway while waiting for the bus; 

      5. teaching their child to not cross a two-lane road to reach the bus stop, and to wait on their side of the road until the bus arrives and the driver signals to them that it is clear to cross the road;

      6. meeting the bus each day for students Pre-Kindergarten/Kindergarten students.
         
         If the parent fails to meet the student at the designated bus stop, the bus driver will return the student to the school. Failure of the parent to meet the bus may lead to the student's bus riding privileges to be suspended or revoked. Students may be discharged from the bus whether or not there is someone to meet the bus if the parent has given written permission that the Child may get off with an older sibling; 

         If a student’s Individual Educational Plan (IEP) requires the student to have assistance to get on or off the bus, the parent must be at the bus stop when the bus arrives in the morning and afternoon, pursuant to F.A.C. 6A-3.0121(2) (c)(4). Once a student reaches the age of eighteen (18) years old, the IEP team may make a determination as to whether or not a parent must be present at the bus stop. Parents who fail to meet the bus three (3) times will be contacted by the school to verify they are available to meet the bus before the student is allowed to board the bus at school.

      7. teaching their child the rules of riding a school bus; 

      8. paying for damages to school buses or property within ten (10) days after billing; and 

      9. providing transportation to and from school when your child's bus riding privileges have been suspended.

The District has no responsibility for students prior to the arrival of the bus at a bus stop or after the student exits the bus at a bus stop. (F.S. 1006.10(3))

Bus drivers are not permitted for safety reasons to wait at bus stops for late arrivals.

If a student with a physical disability is unable to get on or off the bus without assistance, the parent/guardian shall provide the necessary assistance.

*Parent please review the bus rules below with your student (s).

School Board po8620

Revised 6/20/23