A bus ride to and from school is provided if the home address is more than:

• One and a half miles for high school and middle school students.
• One mile for elementary students.

Authorize Passengers

State regulation requires that no one except school personnel and school children regularly assigned to a school transportation vehicle for a particular route and schedule may ride a school bus, unless s/he has received prior authorization from the appropriate school administrator. The transportation department will grant authorization to:

• Any parent, provided space is available.
• Any student going home with a friend provided the student presents a note to the bus driver  signed by a parent and space is available.
• Any optionally enrolled student provided space is available and the student does not present a discipline problem.
• Elementary students who use day care centers or sitters before and after school if an established stop is within the attendance boundary of the home school, and is more than one mile from the school.

Permission to Ride a Different Bus

If your child will ride home with a friend or on a different bus, please send a note granting your permission so that s/he can give it to the driver. This helps us discourage students from riding a bus after school to a destination that you have not approved.