Students are to ride only on assigned buses to and from school and will be picked up and delivered only to their assigned designated stops. Written requests from the Parent/Guardian must precede any request for transportation changes. Requests shall be made to the Transportation Services and said Principal. Requests may be granted or denied on an as needed basis. Parents will assume responsibility of the child when such a request is made and granted. The school cannot help solve temporary scheduling problems by changing assigned buses or designated stops. Daily requests for changes are very difficult to process, and any error can result in a child arriving somewhere he or she is not expected. We appreciate your cooperation and understanding. Your child should know what to do in case he/she arrives home and there is no one there. It is extremely important that your child has a plan in case of this emergency. Babysitter/shared parenting requests Babysitter transportation requests will be accepted for grades TK-5 only. Shared parenting requests will be accepted for all grades. The following bus regulations apply to stops at babysitters. 1. Transportation to baby sitters/alternate addresses will be provided, on a space availability basis, and, if the stop is made on a daily basis. The procedure must be on a five-day per week basis to and from the same bus stop location. 2. Alternating day sitter stops cannot be honored due to the potential for error that such a situation creates. Thus, daily pick up and/or drop off at the babysitter/alternate address must be requested in writing at the beginning of the year. 3. There must be an empty seat on the requested bus route. Requests will be handled on a first come first serve basis. 4. Requests for babysitter pick up or delivery must be made to the transportation office, on the Request for Transportation form prior to the change. If there is no form on file, the student will be picked up or delivered to their resident address. 5. PLEASE NOTE: You may have one address for the AM route and a different address for the PM route, but only one address will be accepted for each. 6. The transportation office requires 48 hours notice, in writing, for any babysitter/stop changes throughout the school year. Babysitter stops will remain in effect until the requested change is made in writing. 7. Parents/Guardians are responsible to notify the transportation office in writing if such arrangements are no longer needed. Upon receiving written notification from a parent/guardian, the child will be picked up and dropped off at the appropriate bus stop for the residence of the child. 8. Daily phone calls will not be accepted, except in emergencies, to make a student transportation change. We look forward to safely transporting your children, thank you and to a great year! *
