Transportation

Whether you ride a bus, car, or walk to school, safety is our number one priority.  Please review the transportation policies and procedures as it relates to how you and your student(s) arrives and departs from the school campus each day.

To access Greenville County Schools' Transportation website click   here.

Parking off campus and walking to school is not permitted.   Dropping off your student on the road (Fairforest Way or Ridge Road) is dangerous and prohibited.  Students may be suspended for walking on campus by crossing the public road.

All students who walk home from school must be coded as a walker in order to leave campus.

Leaving campus without an approved early dismissal is not permitted at any time during the school day.

STUDENTS WALKING OFF CAMPUS AFTER SCHOOL

Students that walk off campus after school do so at their own risk. Parents should understand that they are responsible for their child’s safety once the student leaves the school property. In addition school employees are not responsible for supervising or monitoring student’s safety once walking off campus.

At the high-school level, parents/guardians are responsible for deciding the method of transportation for their child.  Once my child leaves school property or a school vehicle, school employees are not responsible for supervising or monitoring my child’s safety.   Accordingly, parents/guardians are responsible for their child’s safety once the student leaves school property or school vehicle. 

BUS RIDERS

Bus loading and unloading is conducted at the bus entrance of the school.  Students waiting on a late bus will wait outside the building in this area.  Any student arriving at school on a late bus must report directly to the Attendance Office.  In the interest of safety for all school bus riders the following district-wide regulations must be observed:

1. Be on time at the bus stop.  After a few days of operation, bus drivers will establish a schedule that will be followed thereafter.

2. Riders must stay off the road while waiting for the bus.

3. Riders must show respect for private property.  Property owners are extending to students the use of their corner, driveway, etc.  Abuse to the private property will necessitate moving the stop and perhaps cause the distance to the bus stop to be greater.

4. If riders must walk along the road to reach the bus stop, they should always walk on the left shoulder, facing traffic.

5. Riders must walk, not run, when crossing the road.  Riders must stand on their side of the roadway and wait for a signal from the bus driver before crossing in front of the bus.

6. Riders must not run alongside the bus when the bus is moving.

7. School bus riders will be seated at the discretion of the bus supervisor working with the individual bus driver.

8. Riders must maintain classroom conduct while riding the bus.  They should assist in keeping the bus clean. They must not throw papers on the bus.

9. Riders must never tamper with any bus equipment. The offender must pay for willful damage to windows, fire extinguishers, etc.  Failure to pay for damages will result in suspension from riding the bus until such amount is collected to cover the replacement cost.

CAR RIDERS

Car riders must be dropped off and picked up in front of the school.

Car riders must enter and exit through the front of the school.  The front of the school is the designated location for car riders to wait for their rides.

Car riders should not be picked up or dropped off on Fairforest Way, Ridge Road, and/or in the student parking lot.

Car riders should not be dropped off before 7:45 am and should be picked up by 4:00 pm. 

Car lines should not double stack in the afternoon until 3:30.

Traffic Flow Map - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vDvUCOdmkNqPbIuPWdhJFJcBYgOa8cD4/view 

CAREER CENTER 

Greenville County Schools provide bus transportation between the regular high school campus and the area career center campus.  A student and the parent/guardian must agree to the following regulations before permission can be given to drive to the career center:

1. No student will be permitted to drive an automobile until he has permission from their parent/guardian, his high school principal, and career director.  He must have a valid driver’s license before application is made.

2. No passengers will be permitted to ride with another driver unless prior permission has been received and by following the same procedures as the driver.  The passenger will not be permitted to drive.

3. Reckless driving en route and on school grounds will not be permitted and will result in cancellation of permit.

4. Students will park in designated parking places at the career center.

5. The student will report directly to class and will not return to their cars until dismissed.

6. No stops will be made while traveling between the two locations.

7. Students must show evidence of liability insurance before a permit is issued.

8. The student and their parent/guardian understand that the School District of Greenville County will not be responsible for any accident, vandalism, or stolen property that may occur in the operation of an automobile by a student.

9. The student must carry the driving permit at all times so that it may be shown to any administrator upon request.

10. Students who drive to the career center in the afternoon should not return to their home high school at the end of the day without prior permission.  Anyone who has to return to pick up other students should remain in their cars.

11. If these regulations are violated, a written notice to the student and parent may revoke the approval permit. The revocation may be made by either the high school principal or the career center director. Violation of a revoked permit may result in suspension.