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Approving Request from Fairfax County Public Schools Regarding Additional Warning Lights on School Buses

Resolution Number 2006-22
September 27, 2006

The Board of Education approves the request from Fairfax County Public Schools to initiate a pilot program to place additional warning lights on the front sides of selected school buses provided that:

1. 1. These lights are used to signal that a school bus is about to stop to load or unload students or is stopped and is in the process of loading or unloading students and that they work in conjunction with the existing warning light system;
2. 2. These lights meet Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS), Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Standards, or are of a type that is approved by the Department of the State Police;
3. 3. Fairfax County pays all costs associated with the pilot; and
4. 4. Fairfax County provides a report to the Department of Education no later than June 30, 2007, of the effectiveness of these additional warning lights and the pilot program overall, the cost to purchase and install these lights, and any other information that may be needed to determine if additional warning lights should be required on all school buses in the future.

The Board's vote also authorizes the Superintendent of Public Instruction to approve participation in this pilot program by additional school divisions that agree to meet the above stated requirements.

Mark E. Emblidge, President
Board of Education

Adopted in the Minutes of the Virginia Board of Education
September 27, 2006

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