The Link Between Charter Schools, Transportation Te National Dissemination Center
for Children with Disabilities (NICHCY) released information in last month that aims to answer frequently asked questions on charter schools, including the responsibility of transportation and how services are provided to students with disabilities. Roughly half of the states provide
students with transportation to and from charter schools, according to a School Transportation News survey of states
Transportation’s Role in Bullying, Student
Privacy Policies Te U.S. Department of Education
(DOE) issued guidance last month that transportation is a key compo- nent of both school district policy as well as state legislation aimed to combat student bullying. Te analysis of state bullying laws
and policies defines what behaviors constitute bullying and outlines how bullying can adversely affect student learning, safety and the school environ- ment. Federal guidance dictates that school district policies and state laws should include school-provided trans- portation under the scope of where school bullying can occur and when school districts should be responding to and investigating incidents. Currently, only Kentucky, Oregon
and Tennessee specifically cite school- sponsored transportation in state law. Meanwhile, the DOE released final
regulations amending the Family Edu- cational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) regulation to ensure proper implemen- tation. Te changes go into effect this month and give states the flexibility to share school data with the new defini- tions
of
and “educational program.” Te definitions can be helpful in
judging the effectiveness of govern- ment investments in education while establishing procedures for state and local education authorities.
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conducted one year ago. Te states that do not require charter school transportation by law are: Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, and Wyoming.
individual charter schools are responsible for
NICHCY added that, in some states, providing
transportation
service,
but in others, this responsibility falls on the shoulders of school districts. Te NICHCY fact sheet,
http://nichcy.org/ publications/charters, includes links to state charter school regulations with specifics on transportation policies.
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