- (a) ABC Programs shall be required to comply with all applicable state and federal laws and guidelines, including the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration‘s Guidelines for the Safe Transportation of Pre-school Age Children in School Buses as well as childcare licensing standards, regulating the transportation of children.
(b)
- (1) Offering transportation to and from an ABC Program is strictly optional.
- (2) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education accepts no liability for the transportation of children participating in an ABC Program.
- (3) Program agencies shall be responsible for the actions of their drivers.
- (4) Drivers are subject to all background checks and exclusionary violations applicable to school district employees having contact with children.
(c)
- (1) An ABC Program child shall not be released from the vehicle unless an authorized adult meets the vehicle at a stop or in front of the child’s home.
- (2) Programs shall never release an ABC Program child from the vehicle alone.
- (3) After exiting the vehicle, an ABC Program child shall not cross a street unless accompanied by the authorized adult.