Common use of ROUTE SCHEDULED TIME PROTECTION Clause in Contracts

ROUTE SCHEDULED TIME PROTECTION. If a route that was bid and awarded to a Bus Driver or Bus Attendant is cancelled or reduced by 60 minutes or more, the total amount of hours for the Driver/Attendant’s Route Scheduled Time (RST) will be protected from the change for 20 school days or until the next open route bid, whichever occurs first. After the 20 school days, the route will be adjusted to the recalculated RST, or 7.5 hours, whichever is highest. During the Open Route Bid, the driver/attendant may opt to bid on a different route or remain on the original route but with recalculated RST. During any idle period of protected RST, management reserves the right to assign the employee other work, duties, or tasks. In the event of route cancellation, the Driver/Attendant will be administratively assigned to an unassigned route that is currently open. If multiple routes are available, the driver/attendant may select from the choice of currently unsigned routes. Upon request, the district will provide an explanation within five business days for the change, except during the first six weeks of the school year. This provision does not include any designated ESE routes.