PURPOSE
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The purpose of
the Transportation Policy is to provide an efficient and economical transportation
system that meets the responsibilities of the School Committee as set forth by
Massachusetts Department of Education and the laws of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts.
Pupils shall be
provided with transportation to and from a Millis Public School at town expense in
accordance with statutory requirements and School Committee regulations. In cases
where the health and safety of pupils are involved, the Superintendent may modify
established regulations with the approval of the School Committee.
A Standing
Committee shall be established consisting of not more than nine (9) members which
shall include a member of the School Committee, the Superintendent of Schools, the
Director of Transportation, and a Safety Officer, for the purpose of recommending to
the School Committee regulations consistent with the policies of the School
Committee. The Standing Committee shall be available to resolve problems which will
be referred to them, in writing, through the Director of Transportation.
The above does
not preclude the right of the parent to appeal to the School Committee.
Students will
not be required to walk more than one and one-quarter miles to their elementary
school or secondary students more than one and one-half miles to their respective
schools.
Students will
not be required to walk more than one (1) mile to a scheduled bus stop.
(Exception -
For kindergarten pupils on the A.M. drop off and the P.M. pickup, the bus will stop
as close to their homes as reasonable.)
Transportation
will be provided for students in grades l and 2 who reside over one (1) mile from
school.
A student shall
be allowed on or off the bus only at his/her designated bus stop.
At the
beginning of the school year, a parent may request, in writing, to the Transportation
Committee a change in the designated bus stop.
Any change
after the beginning of the school year will be evaluated by the Transportation
Committee.
All students
must be seated before the bus is put into motion.
Transportation
for field trips, after school activities, and sporting events will be provided when
approved by the Building Principal and the Transportation Director.
Transportation Policy
The arrangement
for transportation of children to their homes when they become ill during the school
day is the responsibility of the parents upon notification of the child's condition
by the individual school office.
Other than
authorized vehicles, no cars will be allowed to enter on the elementary school
grounds between the hours of 8:30 and 9:30 a.m. and 2:30 and 3:30 p.m.
Only students
in grades K - 5 will be granted permission to board a K - 5 bus.
Students in the
Middle School, grades 6 - 8, only will be allowed to board a Middle School bus.
Only High
School students, grades 9 - 12, will be transported in a bus designated for High
School Students.