Transportation Services
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The Superintendent or designee is responsible for the transportation services of the District.  All transportation services will be in compliance with law, and guided by the School Administrator’s Handbook, produced by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE).  Initial school bus routes will be approved by the Board on or before the end of October of each year, and the final report no later than June. Bus routes will be determined for the purposes of safety and efficiency.

Resident students will not be offered transportation if they live within one mile of their home school.  For safety reasons or other reasons relevant to District budget and the student population, some students may be offered transportation that live less than one mile from their home school.  Examples of reasons for this exception may be a highway, Interstate or major safety barrier between the residence of the student and the school.  Students may be transported in leased vehicles, private vehicles, or contracted vehicles in accordance with law.

Transportation for students with disabilities and homeless students will be provided in accordance with law.  The student discipline code of the District applies to conduct related to school transportation services.  Any instance of trespass on a school bus will be reported to District administration and the appropriate law enforcement officials.  The Superintendent or designee is authorized to pursue trespass charges against any individual trespassing on school transportation vehicles.  District transportation will only be used for District transportation purposes, except in the potential of a community emergency as determined by the Superintendent or designee.