8VAC20-70-140. Crash reporting.
A report, on forms or in a format furnished by the Department of Education, of any crashes involving school buses, pupils, and personnel who ride school or activity buses (including injury or death while crossing the road, waiting at bus stops, etc.) shall be sent to the Pupil Transportation Service, Department of Education by the division superintendent or designee at least once a month. The report shall give the apparent cause of the crash and the extent of injuries to pupils or others. The division superintendent or designee shall notify the Pupil Transportation Service of any school bus crash involving serious injuries, requiring professional medical treatment, or death within the next working day from the date of the crash.
A vehicle crash occurs when property damage is $1,500 or more or when persons are injured.
The Department of Education shall publish on its website an annual report of the number of crashes involving school buses, pupils, and personnel who ride school or activity buses (including incidents of injury or death while crossing the road, waiting at bus stops, etc.) in each division.
Statutory Authority
§§ 22.1-16, 22.1-176, and 22.1-177 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from VR270-01-0006 § 2.13, eff. February 18, 1987; amended, Virginia Register Volume 4, Issue 14, eff. June 1, 1988; Volume 6, Issue 4, eff. January 1, 1990; Volume 10, Issue 16, eff. July 1, 1994; Volume 20, Issue 7, eff. January 14, 2004; Volume 28, Issue 26, eff. September 28, 2012.