NRS 386.820 School bus transportation: Drills to practice evacuation; adoption and requirements of safety program; information to parents and guardians concerning school bus safety; regulations.

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1. At least twice each school year, a school district shall require all the pupils in the school district who ride a school bus to practice the evacuation of a school bus for a purpose other than a crisis governed by NRS 388.229 to 388.266 , inclusive, and to receive instruction in the responsibility of a passenger of a school bus to use the emergency exit doors on the bus during such an evacuation.

2. Each school district shall adopt a safety program which does not concern a crisis governed by NRS 388.229 to 388.266 , inclusive, and which includes, without limitation:

(a)The procedure for pupils to safely enter and exit a school bus, including entering and exiting with a driver of a school bus as an escort;

(b)Proper behavior and conduct of pupils while in areas around a school bus where a high risk of danger to pupils exists, including the area that is used to load and unload school buses;

(c)Behavior and conduct of pupils while on a school bus that will enhance the safety of the pupils;

(d)Evacuation of pupils from a school bus; and

(e)The location of emergency equipment on a school bus.

Ê At least annually, a school district shall require all pupils who are enrolled in preschool, kindergarten and in grades 1 to 4, inclusive, in the school district who ride a school bus to participate in the safety program created pursuant to this section.

3. If a parent or legal guardian enrolls his or her child in preschool, kindergarten or grades 1 to 6, inclusive, and the child will be riding a school bus for the first time, the school shall provide the parent or legal guardian, upon enrollment, with written information concerning the safety of pupils on a school bus. The information must include, without limitation:

(a)A description of each location that is designated to load and unload a school bus which is in geographical proximity to the pupil’s residence;

(b)Rules of conduct for pupils on a school bus and at an area that is designated for pupils to enter and exit a school bus;

(c)Instructions for the operation of a motor vehicle:

(1)At school crossing zones and in areas that are designated to load and unload a school bus; and

(2)When a driver of a school bus operates a system of flashing red lights;

(d)A description of the area around a school bus that poses a high risk of danger to pupils and other pedestrians; and

(e)Behavior and conduct for pupils who walk to and from an area that is designated for pupils to enter and exit a school bus that will enhance the safety of the pupils.

4. The board of trustees of each school district shall adopt regulations regarding practices conducted pursuant to subsection 1 and participation in safety programs required by subsection 2, including the requirement of such practices and participation in such programs at the beginning of any field trip by school bus.