711.3 - Student Transportation for Extracurricular Activities

The board in its discretion may provide school district transportation for extracurricular activities including, but not limited to, transporting student participants and other students to and from extracurricular events.

Students participating or attending extracurricular events, other than those held at the school district facilities, may be transported to the extracurricular event by school district transportation vehicles or by another means approved by the superintendent. 

Students, who are provided transportation in school district transportation vehicles for extracurricular events, will ride both to and from the event in the school vehicle unless arrangements have been made with the building principal prior to the event.  A student's parent may personally appear and request to transport the student home from a school-sponsored event in which the student traveled to the event on a school district transportation vehicle.

It is the responsibility of the superintendent to make a recommendation to the board annually as to whether the school district will provide the transportation authorized in this policy.  In making the recommendation to the board, the superintendent will consider the financial condition of the school district, the number of students who would qualify for such transportation, and other factors the board or superintendent deem relevant.

Students taking high school or concurrent classes offsite may drive to or from those classes, or ride with another student attending those classes, contingent on a signed transportation release and waiver form being on file in the secondary principal’s office.  The student and the student’s parent must sign the form.  The release and waiver form shall be valid for the school year in which it was signed and the parent may revoke the waiver at any time. Nothing in this policy prevents coaches and sponsors from requiring extracurricular participants to ride school provided transportation at their discretion.

 

 

Legal Reference:  Iowa Code §§ 256B.4; 285.1-.4; 321
                                       281 I.A.C. 41.412.

Cross Reference:  504      Student Activities
                                       711      Transportation

Approved:  6/21/10                           
Reviewed:  9/23/15
Revised: 6/24/20