Section 281.43.12. Driver qualifications.

General character and emotional stability are qualities which must be given careful consideration by boards of education in the selection of school bus drivers. Elements that should be considered in setting a character standard are:

        1.            Reliability or dependability.

        2.            Initiative, self-reliance, and leadership.

        3.            Ability to get along with others.

        4.            Freedom from use of undesirable language.

        5.            Personal habits of cleanliness.

        6.            Moral conduct above reproach.

        7.            Honesty.

        8.            Freedom from addiction to narcotics or habit-forming drugs.

        9.            Freedom from addiction to alcoholic beverages or liquors.