Carpools
Carpool Rules
Parents or guardians must give consent for their child(ren) to be driven to and from crew activities in a private vehicle and must be authorized to drive children other than their own. In addition, all cars used for carpools must comply with school district insurance requirements. (See forms, below.) Please be aware that the California Education Code and Berkeley Unified School District stipulates that anyone who drives to or from any school related activity assumes full financial responsibility for any claims of loss arising from such travel.
All drivers must have a current, legal driver's license and be legally allowed to drive other minors in their cars.
Rowers are not allowed to drive themselves or their crewmates to the races. If bussing is not arranged, carpools must be organized for the rowers.
Driver release forms
Parents or guardians and vehicle owners must complete and submit a series of forms in order to comply with the conditions stated above. Required forms include the BUSD School District Transportation Authorization form, plus three other forms to allow students to travel in private vehicles to races and other official school events. On these forms, drivers must:
- Request permission to drive BHS student athletes, show insurance coverage and acknowledge responsibility
- Provide vehicle, license and insurance information for each vehicle to be used
- Acknowledge the requirements and responsibilities involved in driving students in a private vehicle - each driver must complete this
- Grant consent for minor children to ride in private cars, releasing the school district from liability – please complete a separate form for each child.
You can download the 2011-12 carpool forms here now. Please print all four pages, complete and sign them, and return them to your son's or daughter's coach prior to the start of race season. Remember to attach photocopies of your driver's license and vehicle insurance card.
No one without these signed forms will be allowed to travel to a regatta or other school event in a private vehicle. NO EXCEPTIONS can or will be made. These are essentially like the field trip slips you sign, and the same rule applies - no slip, no trip.
Carpool Procedures
Carpools are not mandatory. BHS Crew offers a volunteer carpool coordinator to help parents and rowers find others with whom to share rides. Carpools are organized to facilitate attendance to practices. Parents not able or willing to participate can withdraw.
All parents in a carpool are expected to contribute to the driving. Parents in each carpool need to contact each other and establish a schedule of trips based on the practice schedule set by the coaches.
Contact the carpool coordinator by email at carpool@berkeleyhighcrew.org.
The carpool coordinator does not organize student carpools. The students themselves, with their parent’s permission, organize them. Parents of students being driven by other students need to ascertain with the parents of the driver that they have permission to drive other students and are compliance with the above rules.
