Naperville School District 203 will allow junior high and high school students to use rideshare services such as Uber, Lyft and others only in narrow circumstances going forward.
The board of education on Monday, June 15, approved what administrators are referring to as a first-of-its-kind policy within Illinois and comes after multiple requests from parents and guardians to excuse students from school during the regular instructional day via rideshare.
Age limit set for student eligibility
Administrators and the board of education have been discussing the rideshare policy proposal across multiple meetings. They had a preliminary discussion in mid-May.
The adopted policy is an amendment from the initial version and states rideshare services are only available to students aged 13 and up. It states rideshare requests should only come in during emergency situations…