Your Hotline to the Editor

Our regular feature, "Since You Asked," gives you a hotline to the desk of school system attorney Peggy Burns.

One answer to one of your questions can more than pay for your subscription. Here are some questions Peggy Burns has answered for subscribers:

Can a school district force a bus contractor ot use a full-time video recording system on the bus when district policy requires it and the contractor refuses?

Are drivers responsible to stop persistent racial harassment of a student at the bus stop as her parents complained to the Office for Civil Rights?

What criteria should a transportation director use in deciding whether to place an aide on the bus?

Irrespective of local contracts or bargaining agreements, must school districts pay drivers for time spent taking annual physical exams (including wait time? travel time?) when exams are required by state or federal law?

What should a transportation director do when a student hurts staff members on a regular basis?

Should my drivers be authorized to conduct searches?