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Community
Relations COOPERATIVE
PROGRAMS WITH OTHER DISTRICTS AND PUBLIC AGENCIES
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Policy No. 4320PEMERGENCY USE OF
EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES Use of School Buses In accordance with RCW
28A.160.080 and RCW 28A.160.090, the school buses may be rented
to governmental agencies or local businesses for the purpose of transporting
personnel, supplies, and/or evacuees in the event
of an emergency. Such renting may take
place only after the state director of emergency services or any of his agents so authorized
has, at the request of an involved governmental agency, declared that an emergency exists
in a designated area insofar as the need for additional transport is concerned. The agency renting the
school buses must agree, in writing, to reimburse the school district for all costs
and expenses related to their use and also must provide an indemnity agreement
protecting the district against any type of claim or legal action whatsoever,
including all
legal costs incident thereto. Further, such renting
may take place only after all in-school children have been transported
and upon approval of the Blaine School Board. Such renting shall be
immediately relinquished
upon demand by a higher authority state agency. Date: February 23, 2009 |