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School Bus Driver Qualifications

School Bus Driver Qualifications

Below are the qualifications needed to become a school bus driver for West Babylon Schools.

    • CDL Class A or B license with a P (passenger) & S (school bus) endorsement
    • Must be 21 years of age to drive a school bus
    • Driving Abstract checked for tickets and accidents
    • Three personal references
    • Interview with Transportation Supervisor and Head Bus Driver
    • Road test with Transportation Supervisor or Head Bus Driver
    • Interview with Executive Director for Human Resources
    • Interview with Superintendent of Schools
    • Approval by the Board of Education
    • Superintendent’s Approval in writing
    • Fingerprinting (criminal history background check processed through NYS Division of Criminal Justice Service and Federal Bureau of Investigation)
    • 19A or D.O.T physical (Pre Employment)
    • Physical Performance Test
    • Drug Test (Pre Employment)
    • SED-3 Hour pre-service completed before transporting students
  • Must complete 30 hour basic course or have complete a basic course

    • Minimum of 2 two-hour refresher training sessions (given by a School Bus Driver Instructor)
    • 19A or D.O.T medical physical
    • Annual Defensive Driving Performance review (by a 19A Inspector)
    • Must perform the first bus safety drills on each route within the first seven days of the start of school
    • Annual review and personal interview of driving record
    • Superintendent’s approval in writing
    • Subject to random drug and alcohol testing
    • Behind the Wheel Road Test (given by a 19A Inspector)
    • Written or Oral Test (given by a 19A Inspector)
    • Physical Performance Test (given by a School Bus Driver Instructor)