Recognizing the growing need for child care providers outside the home caused by changes in the work force and the traditional structure of many homes, the River Valley Board of Education shall accommodate transportation needs of city children to rural day care providers under the following conditions:
1. There must be space available on the bus in question.
2. The location of the child care provider must be on an existing route and may not cause any variation of the route or additional mileage.
3. The child must plan to ride the bus on a daily basis for a full semester or the full year.
4. The parent must make all necessary arrangements with the child care provider.
5. The parent must write a letter to the elementary supervisor and the busing contractor to request consideration for this service. The letter shall include his/her own address and telephone number, the address and telephone number of the child care provider, the name(s) of the student(s) involved, and a general statement agreeing to the terms of this policy.
Transportation adjustments due to child care needs will be made for rural children under the following conditions:
1. All adjustments shall be based on space available according to the best estimate of the busing contractor so student safety is not compromised.
2. The child may have a different pick-up point from the drop-off point if the change is on a daily basis for a full semester or year and a letter is filed as outlined in (5) above. This adjustment may not change the regular bus route.
3. The child may have a drop-off point different than the home address on less than a daily basis provided there is a regular pattern of riding (such as every Tuesday and Thursday), a note is sent two days before the adjustment, and the adjusted drop-off point is on the regular route.
Families abusing the conditions of approved adjustments shall forfeit the privilege for the rest of the semester.
APPROVED: April 11, 1996
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