Nevada Code § 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.
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 pupils 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.

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