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Substitute Attendants

 The Transportation Department does everything possible to staff at least one bus attendant on all
special needs bus routes. If a bus attendant is absent, a substitute will be assigned as available.
 When a substitute bus attendant is unavailable, the bus driver must complete the route and
provide the students with the necessary services that would usually be given by the bus
attendant. This is why it is important for the bus attendant and bus driver to communicate and
share information about the students with one another.
 If a student requires transportation services as part of an Individual Education Plan (IEP) or other
written plan, and no bus attendant is available, the bus driver is required to notify the parents of
the students upon arrival to the stop. The parent/guardian can then decide whether or not to
have the student ride the school bus.

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