
As more schools return to full in-person instruction, shortages may be exacerbated. Close relationships with neighboring districts, advance planning, and using routing software and combining stops by increasing walking distance can help.
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Sixteen of the 24 elementary schools in the Arlington Public Schools district will have the expanded zones. The district’s buses can only carry 11 students at a time due to social distancing guidelines.
Read More →Public Act 100-1142 allows school districts to provide free transportation to students who live within 1.5 miles of their school if, by walking, those students would have to pass through areas with serious safety hazards.
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The move modifies a previous plan for a 1-mile-radius “no-transportation zone” around the school, within which students would not have received school bus service.
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East Aurora School District’s first transportation service has curbed student truancy and boosted safety. Here, the industry veteran hired to helm the program shares the setup process step by step.
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The move is expected to free up more buses for middle and elementary school service at Greater Clark County Schools.
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Baldwin City (Kan.) School District discontinues transportation for students who live less than 2.5 miles from their school.
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A Bend-based nonprofit is creating walking school bus routes throughout the region, with meeting points, timetables, and trained volunteers.
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The president of the Florida Association for Pupil Transportation discusses how the state's school bus systems are working to transport students displaced by last year's hurricanes.
Read More →Edmond Public Schools consolidates some bus stops and cuts courtesy service to neighborhoods within 1 mile of a school.
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