01Apr
Heightened Standard of Care for Special Needs Students
The Federal District Court in Pennsylvania recently confirmed that drivers, aides, and schools are held to a heightened duty or standard of care when transporting special needs students because such students are more vulnerable to harm. The recent case of K.M. v Chichester School District, 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 16416, explained that a bus driver’s and aide’s error in leaving an autistic child on the bus at the end of a run and the related lack of appropriate training and policies amounted to “deliberate indifference”. Request this article today by emailing help@rckelly.com to read the details of the Court’s findings regarding the claim presented by the parents and the student.
Contact Us to read the Full Article.
Related
Homeless student transportation is an ongoing issue for many school districts. It is especially pro...
Read More >
The end of the school year for students means the beginning of the summer charters season for school...
Read More >
Much has been written previously and elsewhere in this newsletter regarding the details of the FMCSA...
Read More >
On January 10, 2024, the United States Department of Labor (the “DOL”) published it’s highly anti...
Read More >
As remote learning in some form or another continues into the new school year contractors continue t...
Read More >
The school bus driver shortage has become a nationwide issue that has even resulted in some schools ...
Read More >