TRANSPORTATION POLICIES FOR FIELD TRIPS
- Transportation may be by personal car, school or chartered bus or van, boat, or airplane.
- Although discouraged, school employees, including teachers and coaches, may drive two or more students to or from athletic and co-curricular trips or events in their personal vehicle. School employees may not be alone with a student in a vehicle.
- School employees and parent or guardian volunteers driving students in their own cars must be at least 25 years of age, have a clean driving record for the past three years, a valid Class C driver’s license and current, valid California automobile insurance. Each vehicle must have individual seat belts for each student. A copy of the parent or guardian’s driver’s license and insurance declaration page must be kept on file at the school.
- All contracts with bus companies or other transportation vendors must be submitted to the Archdiocesan Legal Department for review prior to signature.
- Schools may only use buses or vans with valid California State approved licenses or charters. Verification may be obtained on the state Public Utilities website at http://www.CPUC.ca.gov. In addition, schools must verify insurance coverage of the transportation company.
Transportation for field trips at Maria Regina School follows the guidelines set forth by the archdiocesan policy (see below for more details).
