EEAA Student Transportation

STUDENT TRANSPORTATION

Busing Policies

Students residing in Wayland in Grades K-6 who live beyond 2 miles from their district school shall be eligible for bus transportation at no charge. Students residing in Wayland in Grades K-6 who live within 2 miles of their school and all students residing in Wayland in Grades 7-12 are eligible for fee-based bus transportation. Distances from home to school are to be established by the Town Planner from the sidewalk outside the nearest school entrance along a reasonable route to the sidewalk or roadway outside the door to the home.

1. Children may be required to walk up to one-half mile to a scheduled bus stop.

2. The district will endeavor to choose stops with concern for numbers and safety of children involved, and with concern for property of abutters.

3. All students will have a bus pass for their assigned bus and shall ride only on this bus.
   a. Exceptions may be made in instances of family emergencies, as reported by written note or telephone to the appropriate building principal.

4. Students eligible for school bus transportation are responsible for meeting bus schedules. If a bus is missed, the student’s parents shall be held responsible for transporting the student to or from school.

5. Bus transportation is a privilege and not a right. The privilege may be suspended for a student whose conduct on a school bus is considered by the administration to be disorderly.

Exceptions:

a. In the case of temporary medical emergency, a walker may be considered for transportation.

b. Other exceptions may be made at the discretion of the Superintendent.

Walkers’ Consideration:

1. Annually, the DPW will be advised by the School Department as to which roads are to be used by walkers, and asked to plow these roads as wide as possible.

2. Police will also be notified as to roads being used by walkers, and made aware of starting and ending times of all schools. Police are requested to control vehicles’ speeds throughout the community and especially around each school.

3. Crossing guards, provided by the Police Department, will be at intersections and main crossing points when school officials and Police have determined to be unsafe for normal unsupervised crossing.

CROSS REF.: EEA, Student Transportation Services

Approved: March 23, 2009