Please be advised that bus drivers and bus numbers will be updated prior to the first day of school. As we now have over one hundred and fifty students, we cannot accommodate all requests, although we will do our best. Our first priority is to get all students to school, on time, during breakfast. If you do have any changes, requests, or additional pick up/drop off updates, please email Ms. Rubet at grubet@hcstonline.org or call her at 201-631-6394.

Click to review HCST Board Policy 5131.9

• Riding the school bus is a privilege.  Hudson County Schools of Technology provides bus transportation to all cooperating students at the regularly scheduled pick-up locations at the times indicated on the enclosed bus schedule. Please arrive at your stop 10 minutes early.  Missing the regularly scheduled bus may constitute an unexcused tardy or absence.

• Our Transportation Department does a great job managing a complicated system.   PLEASE BE PATIENT WHILE THE NEW SCHEDULES ARE ADJUSTED.   If you have any problems with transportation, please call the Transportation Department directly. They are the only people who can correct any immediate difficulties. You can reach them at the following number:  201-631-6341.

• Parents/Guardians must notify the Explore Middle School's Office in writing in order to authorize a change along the approved bus route or to authorize your child to walk or take public or private transportation on any scheduled school day.  Students are not to leave school property or sponsored activities during the school day without parental/guardian written notification and escort. No exceptions will be made, for this is a safety precaution. Please do not address the changes with the bus drivers, NOTIFY THE OFFICE.

• At the end of a regular school day, the buses depart from The Jersey City Center at approximately 2:20 PM. This may vary on Field Experience Days and/or during special activities.  STUDENTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR LETTING THEIR PARENTS/GUARDIANS KNOW AT WHAT TIME THEY WILL ARRIVE HOME.   We thank you for your cooperation.

Avoid Late Arrivals

• If your child misses the school bus, he/she is to arrive at 180 9th Street, Jersey City, NJ 07302 no later than 9:30 AM for daily sign-in. Regular class days commence at 9:40 am and conclude by 2:15 PM. 

• If your child is late, he/she will need to report to the office for sign-in prior to joining classroom activities. Unexcused lateness negatively impacts the learning day and may affect acceptance into high school. A pattern of unexcused lateness will result in a parental/guardian conference.  *Please note: if the HCST Bus is delayed due to road conditions or the like, your child will not be marked late.*