HCC §18-77
School bus driver's authority over student conduct
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗This section says that students on a school bus must follow the bus driver's instructions. If a student keeps misbehaving or refuses to obey, the driver can refuse to let them ride and the school may punish them. The driver must report any misbehavior to the school principal.
The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Conduct of passengers; driver’s responsibility
A copy, taken August 21, 2026. The version published by Hawaiʻi County is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
Pupils being transported in a school bus shall be under the authority and control of and responsible directly to the driver of the bus. Continued disorderly conduct, or persistent refusal to submit to the authority of the driver shall be sufficient reason for refusing transportation to any pupil and for other punishment as the local school regulations may provide. The driver of any school bus shall be held responsible for the orderly conduct of pupils transported and shall immediately report any case of misconduct to the principal of the school. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION § 18-78
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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