1. PURPOSE AND PHILOSOPHY
   Weber School District is committed to ensuring students receive appropriate district transportation. The District is also committed to ensuring that students, parents, teachers, and transportation personnel understand the procedures for eligibility and procedures to secure district transportation, scheduling and routes, safety provisions, and behavior requirements for students riding District buses. 
2. POLICY
   Weber School District students that are eligible for transportation will not be picked up or dropped off at an unauthorized bus stop along an established bus route.
3. PROCEDURES
   1. Transportation Eligibility
      1. Eligible students are those students assigned to their specific bus.
         1. Utah Administrative Code R277-600-4-B, F defines eligibility as follows:
            1. Transportation eligibility for elementary students (K-6) and secondary students (7-12) is determined in accordance with the mileage from home specified in Section 53A-17a- 127(1) and (2) to the school attended by assignment of the local board.
            2. The distance from home to school is determined as follows: From the center of the public route (road, thoroughfare, walkway, or highway) open to public use, opposite the regular entrance of the one where the pupil is living, over the nearest public route (thoroughfare, road, walkway, or highway) open regularly for use by the public, to the center of the public route (thoroughfare, road, walkway, or highway) open to public use, opposite the nearest public entrance to the school grounds which the student is attending.
   2. Request for Alternative Bus Stop
      1. A written request (“Alternate Bus Stop Request” form) to pick up or drop off a student at an alternate authorized bus stop along an established bus route will be considered by the eligible bus student’s school administrator and/or District Transportation Supervisor when the parent/legal guardian finds it necessary to make temporary provisions for the student’s supervision before or after school hours because of extenuating circumstances.
         1. This form can be found on the “Transportation” link under “Departments” on  the District web site. (WSD.NET)

Approved by the Board 01/06/2016