Transportation Special Needs Guidelines
Special Education students assigned to a school in their attendance area will be provided transportation in accordance with the provisions outlined in the Parent Handbook [Guidelines].
Students requiring special transportation consideration
must be approved and set up by Special Services. Special
Services will advise the Transportation Department of
the specific requirements.
Transportation, when set up by Special Services, is curb
to curb whenever possible. In some instances, students
may be required to walk a short distance to a stop location. Some
students requiring special transportation may be picked
up and dropped at home. This determination will be made
on a case-by-case basis. The determination is based on
whether the student has a physical disability which prevents
them from walking to a corner safely.
Wheelchair students:
All wheelchairs must have a seat belt for the occupant,
working brakes, and properly inflated tires. Unoccupied
wheelchairs will not be transported.
All wheelchairs must be inspected by Transportation personnel
prior to beginning transportation services.
Carseats:
Carseats appearing on the national recall roster will
not be eligible for transportation services.
All carseats must be inspected by Transportation personnel
prior to beginning transportation services.
Expectations of students & parents:
All students are to be ready 5 minutes prior to the scheduled
pick-up time.
Parents are expected to be available at the stop 5 minutes
prior to the scheduled drop time. When an adult is not
available to receive the student, the student will be
returned to school.