The Ocean Springs School District discourages the use of privately owned vehicles for transporting students on behalf of the school.  Should occasion arise when a privately owned vehicle must be used to transport students, the following provisions must be met.  Under no circumstances should a privately owned vehicle be used when there is a National Transportation Safety Board approved student transportation vehicle available.

• The school district employee must provide the district with proof of a valid driver's license and current liability insurance to cover all risks associated with driving an automobile.

• Each use of the automobile must be approved in writing by the principal and/or the superintendent.  No administrator shall approve use of the employee owned vehicle when school district owned vehicles are available.

• There shall be a check of driving record of each school employee permitted to operate a school owned vehicle.

• Under no circumstances will the operator allow more passengers than the designated capacity of the vehicle.  Each passenger must have and use a working seatbelt.  

ADOPTED:  01/17/2006

REVISED:   05/08/2007

               12/09/2008