Buses and Transportation
Supervisor of Transportation
George Treadwell
Phone: 229-4070
Questions & Answers to Before and After School Child Care Transpiration (doc) (pdf)
School Bus Stop Safety for Parents
School Bus Stop Safety for Students
Request for Transportation to Private & Parochial Schools
Request for Transportation to/from location other than home
Vehicles are not to pass a School Bus on school
grounds that has its lights flashing!
Bus Accident Policy/Regulations
The Board of Education's bus policy related to bus accidents states that bus drivers are responsible for the safety of their riders. The policy requires drivers to rigorously observe all motor vehicle laws and regulations for the proper operation of their vehicle. In establishing this policy, the Board also adopted a district set of rules and regulations that each driver is expected to follow in the event of a bus accident.
Briefly stated, if a bus is involved in an accident, all children will be transported to a hospital either by ambulance or in a vehicle driven by the school authorities.
Because of New York State's no-fault insurance laws, any injury that your child incurs during a school bus accident must be claimed on your automobile insurance, not the School District's insurance.
The complete policy and set of regulations is available in any school office, the transportation department, and the Superintendent's office.
Bus Routes/Stops
It is the policy of the district to provide bus transportation between designated bus stops and schools the students attend. For most students, this means walking to a bus stop located some distance from home. It is the policy of the district not to provide door-to-door transportation.
In establishing bus routes and pick-up points, safety is the primary concern. However, efficiency and economy of the transportation arrangements are also factors which must be considered.
- Bus routes will be established so that an authorized bus stop is available within a reasonable walking distance of the home of every pupil entitled to transportation service
- Authorized bus stops shall be located at convenient intervals in places which pupils can be loaded and unloaded, cross roadways, and await arrival of buses with the utmost safety permitted by roadway conditions.
- Students should plan to be at their assigned bus stop five to ten minutes before scheduled time. If students miss the bus, it is their or their parent's responsibility to arrange to get to school.
- Parents are responsible for the safety of their children while walking or riding in vehicles other than school buses between home and school or home and authorized bus stop.
- Bus routes shall be established over the most direct roads practical for bus travel. As much as possible, routes will be laid out so as to make full use of the carrying capacity of each bus.
- Special transportation shall be provided for the eligible physically/mentally handicapped.
- Transportation will be provided for each resident child attending a private or parochial school when such transportation is required by State Law and in accordance with the Hyde Park School District calendar. Transportation arrangements will be the same as for children attending the public schools of the district. Requests for transportation to private and parochial schools must be filed, by law, annually prior to April 1 for the following September.
- Parents will be notified bt letter in August regarding bus route information. Bus routes will also be published in area newspapers and on the District Web Site prior to the opening of school.
- Unless specifically noted, students will ride the same bus route number home as they do in the morning.
- If you have specific questions that are not answered by the individual bus route listings, please call the transportation office, 229-4070
Bus Passes
Bus passes are REQUIRED if children wish to ride on a school bus other than their assigned route to and from school. Thse passes will be honored if the bus has enough seats available. If not, parents will have to make alternate arrangements. Parents are required to send a signed note to school which states the date, the name of the child for whom the pass is requested, the name (and/or address) of the alternate location requested, and the school bus route, if known. Students then present the bus pass to the driver.
Prohibited Items
Large musical instruments are prohibited from being carried on the buses, particularly when the bus load is near capacity and/or the student has difficulty managing the instrument due to its size. Clearly allowed are instruments small enough to fit comfortably on the lap or to stand between the legs of a student, as long as the instrument does not interfere with other passengers on the bus seat.
Additionally, for safety reasons, other large packages and parcels, glass containers and live animals are not allowed on the school buses.
Suspension from School Bus
Principals have the authority to suspend a student from school, from transportation or extra-curricular activities for up to five days. Suspension may occur if a student is insubordinate, disorderly or endangers the health, safety, or morals of themselves or of others. Long-term suspensions may occur as a result of a suspension hearing.
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11 Boice Road
P. O. Box 2033
Hyde Park, NY 12538
(845) 229-4000
For Emergency Information (845) 229-4001
District Fax: 229-4056
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Last updated Wednesday, 07-Nov-2007 21:52:58 EST