Current through 2024-44, October 30, 2024
Section 071-81-3 - Minimum Training Requirements for Student Riding Safety Practices1. Student ridingsafety practices instruction shall be provided at least once during each school semester, totaling two times per year. Each student transported to or from home and school and related events in a school bus must be instructed in riding safety practices, proper loading and unloading techniques, and proper street crossing to and from school bus stops. A. SAUs shall keep records of student riding safety instruction training.B. Student riding safety instruction records certify that students meet training requirements to safely ride a school bus.2. At least once during each school semester, totaling two times per year, each student transported to or from home and school and related events in a school bus shall participate in supervised school bus emergency evacuation drills. A. SAUs shall keep records of emergency evacuation drills.B. School bus emergency evacuation drill records certify that students meet requirements to safely evacuate a school bus.05- 071 C.M.R. ch. 81, § 3