Franklin County takes separate buses to every boy-girl doubleheader. Usually whichever team plays first(6:30pm) has a JV game before the varsity game(5:00). The second varsity game is at 8:15pm.

Was wondering about liability to the school systems in the unfortunate event that a child gets hurt while transporting himself to a school's event like this?

 

In Laurel County the student athletes are not permitted to transport themselves in any way. They MUST travel with the team for away games or they cannot play for liability purposes.

In Laurel County the student athletes are not permitted to transport themselves in any way. They MUST travel with the team for away games or they cannot play for liability purposes.

 

Curious on how far Laurel Co carries this policy in the name of safety and liability.

 

Is cross country practice held off campus? Do the players drive themselves to practice to make sure that safety/liability of the players is covered as they travel to a school mandated practice?

 

How about baseball or soccer or any others that might be held off campus or not immediately after school hours?

 

How about on snow days when there might be a cheerleading/basketball practice? Are the players allowed to drive themselves?

 

Or weekends. If it is unsafe to drive from London to Corbin, surely it is unsafe to drive from their home to school for practice.

 

And lasty, North Laurel plays South Laurel. Do they take a bus?

The cost saved allows funds to be used in other areas.

For girls basketball, our cost of the bus driver was $3,000 per year. For girls basketball only.

AND that does not include the cost of bus/gas/etc that groups/sports now have to pay.

 

Easily, you talk a savings of $5,000 to $6,000 per team.

 

For my golf team when they went to use having to use a bus to transport our 5 golfers, our costs went up $2,000.

 

Districts should require a waiver that a parent will provide transportation and not the child driving.

 

I would think if the school district makes any "requirements" for transportation they open themselves up for liability issues.

 

I guess it would be like it is at skate parks, no rules, a lot less or even no liability placed upon the government.

I would think if the school district makes any "requirements" for transportation they open themselves up for liability issues.

 

I guess it would be like it is at skate parks, no rules, a lot less or even no liability placed upon the government.

 

Very good point.