School Board of the City of Virginia Beach
Policy 3-78

BUSINESS AND NONINSTRUCTIONAL OPERATIONS

Schedules, Routes and Stops/Traffic Control Plan

A.  Generally

The school board desires to render the most adequate system of school bus transportation to the citizens of the division that the financial means at their disposal will allow. The board believes that policies for establishing school bus routes should be adopted so that all students and patrons will receive uniform consideration in establishing and extending school bus routes.

B.  Establishing School Bus Routes

1.  School bus routes will be established over the more populated streets and highways in such a manner that the students may be transported to and from school over the shortest feasible routes. No route will be established on any road not maintained by the city or the State Highway Department.

2.  Requests for services in addition to that outlined above shall be given special, individual consideration by the school board in cases of physical incapacity of a student as established by a certificate from a registered (practicing) physician, safety factors which would endanger students, or for other special reasons that the board deems pertinent to the operation of an efficient transportation system.

C.  Bus Stops

Bus stops shall be located in accordance with the following criteria:

1.  Bus stops shall be designated to pick up groups of students whenever possible.

2.  Bus stops will be located at points of maximum safety.

3.  Traffic and traffic patterns shall be considerations in the destination of a bus stop.

D.Traffic Control Plan

Editor's Note
See division regulation 3-78.1.

Legal Reference:

Code of Va., § 22.1-256. Children exempted from article.

Code of Va., § 46.1-169.2. School buses to be routed so as to avoid necessity of pupils crossing divided highways.

 

Adopted by School Board:  February 16, 1993