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5181.4Transportation Zones

Transportation zones shall be established and revised as necessary by the Board to provide transportation to and from school for those students who might be deprived the opportunity of obtaining an education because of hazardous walking routes, distances to school, topographical hardships, time or physical handicap.

Transportation zones shall include all areas of the school district and transportation shall be provided so that students shall not be expected to walk more than the following distances from their homes to the district school:

Elementary School 1 mile
Middle School 1-1/2 miles
High School 2 miles

Preschool, kindergarten and first grade students living less than one mile from the school may be provided transportation along regularly scheduled routes if seats are available on the regularly scheduled vehicles. The Superintendent may approve transportation for students when other extraordinary situations exist.

The Board shall establish and revise as necessary regulations to govern the transportation of students to conform to Connecticut statutes.

Legal Reference:

Connecticut General Statutes, Section 10-220

Cross Reference:

Policy 5181 (Student Transportation)
Policy 3541.3 (Operation of Vehicles on Private Roads)

 

Approved 4/28/1981
Amended 7/16/1996 

Approved 7/16/1996
Previous Policy Number: EE1.1