INSTRUCTIONS:

• To use this schedule guide, first locate the school which the student is attending. Next, locate the stop closest to the student's residence.
• Students should be at their stop 5 to 10 minutes before the scheduled pick-up time for that stop. (The times listed may require adjustments during the first few weeks of school.)
• Parents of Exceptional Education students who require special transportation according to the student's Individualized Education Plan (IEP) will be contacted directly by mail with the child's bus stop information before the first day of school.
• If a stop cannot be located which is reasonably close to the student's residence, and he/she needs a new stop-including day care stops-please contact the school to have them submit a Bus Stop / Address Change Request to Pupil Transportation.
• If a bus has not shown up at the correct time, please call Transportation at:
  • North Transportation: 780-5308
  • South Transportation: 674-4431
• In order to transport the students in our community safely and more efficiently, and in accordance with the RPS Department of Pupil Transportation Rules & Regulations, pp 604 - 605, the following home-to-stop and home-to-school distance policies are in effect:
  • High and Middle school students are required to walk up to one-half mile from their residence to their bus stop.
  • Elementary school students are required to walk up to three-tenths of a mile from their residence to their bus stop.
  • High and Middle school students who attend a city-wide school (e.g. Franklin Military, CCP, etc.) or who participate in a city-wide program and are transported from out-of-zone (e.g. NCLB, IB, ESL, etc.) are required to walk up to three-quarters of a mile from their residence to their bus stop.

• Students who attend a school out-of-zone by special permission, are not authorized transportation and will not be allowed to ride the school bus.
• Students living in the non-transport zone (within 1 mile of an elementary school or within 1.5 miles of a secondary school) are not authorized transportation and will not be allowed to ride the bus.
• Department of Pupil Transportation may be contacted at 674-1234.

SCHOOL BUS SAFETY

• Always be on time at the bus stop.
• Always stand back from the curb.
• Always walk to and from the bus. Never run.
• Always wait your turn to get on or off the bus. Never to push or shove.
• Always stay in your seat unless the driver tells you otherwise.
• Always keep the aisle in the bus clear.
• Always talk quietly to the people sitting around you. Never yell and shout.
• Always obey the driver. His or her job is to look out for your safety.
• Always take at least 10 giant steps before turning when you get off the bus. This is so the driver can see you.
• Always wait for the driver's OK before crossing the street.
• NEVER walk behind the bus.
• NEVER crawl underneath a school bus. If you drop something, tell the driver and he or she will tell you what to do.

Elementary Schools

Middle Schools

High Schools