702.01 R2 - Students Not Eligible for School Transportation Services Regulation

I.          Route Transportation for Non-Eligible Students

Students who are not already eligible for bus transportation may avail themselves to bus route transportation, provided that each of the following conditions is met:

1.   Parents or guardians provide a written request for transportation stating the date(s) and locations desired for pick-up and/or delivery.
2.   No added mileage is required along existing bus routes.
3.   There is existing space available on the bus route being requested.
4.   The student’s conduct and behavior remains satisfactory.
5.   Requested areas for stops must meet required standards for safety in the opinion of transportation employees who are charged with making those judgments.
6.   The parent or guardian assumes responsibility to assure that children are promptly available for pick-up and adequately supervised upon delivery.

 

II.        Discipline

Students who are unruly on the bus may be temporarily denied bus transportation after the building principal has had contact with the parent or guardian.

 

III.       Distance from School

Distance from school or to a bus route shall be measured on the public highway only and over the most passable and safest route as determined by the Board of Directors, starting on the roadway opposite the private entrance to the residence of the pupil and ending in the roadway opposite the entrance to the school grounds or designated point on his route.  Determination of distance shall be made by the Director of Transportation.

 

IV.       Bus Stops or Pickup

Each year the Director of Transportation will establish the routes listing all bus stops.  No other stops will be approved except by the Board of Education. 

 

V.        Inter-District Bus Transportation

Any student in the district may ride a bus between attendance centers without a pass.

 

 

(November 21, 1988; December 16, 1991; July 7, 2003; May 2, 2011; June 23, 2014; November 18, 2019)