Nevada § 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

§ 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

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 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.