Category 1 Procedure Incident Repeated Incidents Within a 10 school week period BUS DRIVER: Issues another caution. Advises student of Notes student’s name, details of consequences of repeated incident and action taken (eg: in a offences. diary), advises student that this Notes student’s name, details of information will be retained for incident and action taken (eg: in bus operator’s records. a diary), to be retained for bus Advises student verbally which operator’s records. behaviour was inappropriate. Advises student that matter is to Reminds student of be reported to bus operator, consequences of repeated school principal and parent / offences. carer. Advises bus operator of student’s BUS DRIVER: name / details. No further Incidents BUS OPERATOR: Issues written warning letter to student’s parent / carer via the school with a copy sent to the Department of Infrastructure, No action Planning and Logistics. required Phones school to follow up letter. SCHOOL: Ensure parent / carer is aware of written warning letter issued to student within two days. Advises the bus operator if the warning letter has not been received by the parent / carer. If no parent / carer can be contacted, refer to school principal who will discuss the matter with the bus operator to determine the most appropriate action. Note: In these circumstances, if it should be determined that a student poses an unacceptable risk to themselves or other bus users, a banning notice may proceed while the school continues attempts to contact parent / carer. BUS OPERATOR / DRIVER: If the student has been banned, then after a period of two school days carriage to and from the school will not be offered. Should the student attempt to board the bus the operator will contact the school to have the ban enforced. Bus operator advises Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Logistics and Department of Education of action taken.
Category 1 Procedure Incident Repeated Incidents Within a 10 school week period BUS DRIVER: Notes student’s name, details of incident and action taken (eg: in a diary), advises student that this information will be retained for bus operator’s records. Advises student verbally which behaviour was inappropriate. Reminds student of consequences of repeated offences. BUS DRIVER: Issues another caution. Advises student of consequences of repeated offences. Notes student’s name, details of incident and action taken (eg: in a diary), to be retained for bus operator’s records. Advises student that matter is to be reported to bus operator, school principal and parent / carer. Advises bus operator of student’s name / details. No further Incidents BUS OPERATOR: Issues written warning letter to student’s parent / carer via the school with a copy sent to the No action required Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Logistics. Phones school to follow up letter. SCHOOL: Ensure parent / carer is aware of written warning letter issued to student within two days. Advises the bus operator if the warning letter has not been received by the parent / carer. If no parent / carer can be contacted, refer to school principal who will discuss the matter with the bus operator to determine the most appropriate action. Note: In these circumstances, if it should be determined that a student poses an unacceptable risk to themselves or other bus users, a banning notice may proceed while the school continues attempts to contact parent / carer. BUS OPERATOR / DRIVER: If the student has been banned, then after a period of two school days carriage to and from the school will not be offered. Should the student attempt to board the bus the operator will contact the school to have the ban enforced. Bus operator advises Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Logistics and Department of Education of action taken.
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