Student Registration     Stay Connected with ParentSquare

Whom to Contact and When      Access Your Student’s Gmail Account

5731: Idling School Buses on School Grounds

2023                    5731

Non-Instructional/Business Operations

 

SUBJECT:    IDLING SCHOOL BUSES ON SCHOOL GROUNDS

The District recognizes the need to promote the health and safety of District students and staff and to protect the environment from harmful emissions found in bus and vehicle exhaust. The District will ensure that each driver of a school bus or other vehicle owned, leased, or contracted for by the District turns off the engine of the bus or vehicle while waiting for passengers to load or off load on school grounds, or while the vehicle is parked or standing on school grounds or in front of or adjacent to any school.

 

Exceptions

Unless otherwise required by state or local law, the idling of a school bus or vehicle engine may be permitted to the extent necessary to achieve the following purposes:

 

  1. For mechanical work; 
  2. To maintain an appropriate temperature for passenger comfort and/or safety; or
  3. In emergency evacuations and/or where necessary to operate wheelchair lifts.

 

Private Vendor Transportation Contracts

All contracts for pupil transportation services between the District and a private vendor will include a provision requiring the vendor’s compliance with the provisions of reducing idling in accordance with Commissioner’s regulations.

 

 

 

  • Education Law § 3637
  • Vehicle and Traffic Law § 142
  • 8 NYCRR § 156.3

 

 

Adopted:  8/24/11

Revised:  9/22/20; 3/28/2023

Pine Bush Central School District
State Route 302, Pine Bush, NY 12566
Phone: (845) 744-2031
Fax: (845) 744-6189
Amy Brockner
Interim Superintendent of Schools
This website is maintained by Public Information Specialist Linda Smith. It is the goal of the Pine Bush Central School District that this website is accessible to all users. View our accessibility statement. The district is not responsible for facts or opinions contained on any linked site. Some links and features on this site require the Adobe Acrobat Reader to view. Visit the Adobe website to download the free Acrobat Reader. This website was produced by Capital Region BOCES Engagement & Development Services, Albany, NY. Copyright © 2024. All rights reserved.