The Business Manager shall establish bus routes for the school district. Routes shall be arranged in such a way as to equalize, as nearly as possible, the length of routes and size of loads to provide for efficient utilization of buses.
River Valley school buses, whether owned by the district or private contractors, shall not travel into privately owned driveways, roads or dead-end roads to pick up students on regular bus routes unless such areas have been defined by the transportation supervisor as turnarounds. This action has been taken for the following reasons:
a. In many cases the driveways are in poor condition.
b. Some driveways are excessive in length and require additional time on the routes.
c. The district has many farm areas in which roads are accessible; however, the number precludes the possibility of traveling into each one due to additional mileage and time on the bus routes.
All rural kindergarten students will be picked up from and delivered to their homes if they are not accompanied by an older sibling. Kindergarten students may be dropped off at baby-sitter, if the baby-sitter is on an established route and if it doesn't overload a bus.
Buses will travel on township and county roads only. Parents/guardians shall be expected to bring or transport students to the township or county roads.
LEGAL REF.: Section 121.56 Wisconsin Statutes
APPROVED: July 13, 1989
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