Transportation Office Announces School Bus Policies To ensure the safe and efficient transportation of students to and from school, the Office of Transportation has set the following guidelines for the creation of bus routes and stops: No school bus route will be established on any road not maintained by the city or state highway department. Students are to be at their bus stops no more than five minutes prior to the scheduled arrival of the school bus. Bus stops are designed to be within three-tenths of a mile from the place of residence where time restraints, road conditions, and vehicle access allows. Regular education school bus routes will not be established within a cul-de-sac or on a dead end roadway where backing up will be required. A school bus may be parked on private property and on city- or state-maintained roadways as long as the bus is legally parked. Walking zones may be established within an individual school attendance zone. Transportation will not be provided in walking zones within 1.0 miles of an elementary school and within 1.5 miles of a secondary school. Students who live within an established walking zone will not be transported by a school bus. For more information about bus policies and routes, call the Office of Transportation at (757) 437-4909 or check the school division's Web site at www.vbschools.com. ###