Transportation

The District provides transportation to elementary students living more than 1.5 miles from their school and to secondary students living more than 2 miles from their school, provided the route does not require crossing or walking along a hazardous roadway. Students who live within these distances are considered walkers, in accordance with Board-approved walking zones. 

Additional Information

• Students’ transportation assignment will be shared via Infinite Campus. Included in the assignment will be the student’s bus number, bus stop, and estimated pick-up/drop-off times. Watch this video for instructions about how to find this info in Infinite Campus. If the information contains an error, please contact Reliance Student Transportation at (717)714-2139.
• All pickup and drop off times are estimated. Actual arrival times can vary depending on weather, traffic, construction, and other conditions beyond a driver's control. A bus is "on time" if it arrives at the bus stop up to five minutes before or five minutes later than the estimated time provided by Reliance Student Transportation. Buses will pick up students already waiting at the stop, but they will not wait for additional students to arrive. Therefore, students should be at the bus stop at least five minutes before the estimated morning arrival time.
• At the beginning of each school year, there will be a blackout period during which no transportation changes will be made. This period includes the week before school starts and the first week of school, and it is designed to ensure that the transportation at the beginning of the school year goes as smoothly as possible. All change requests received during the blackout period will be addressed after the blackout has ended.
• All students will be assigned to the bus stop closest to their home address. Door-to-door transportation is not available except in specific situations when a student lives directly on a hazardous roadway or the student has special needs. Requests for door-to-door pickup and drop off will not be granted.
• When a bus is known to be running more than 15 minutes late, parents will be contacted by phone. If you believe a bus is running more than 15 minutes late but you have not been contacted, call Reliance Student Transportation at (717)714-2139 to inquire about the bus's status.
• Kindergarten students will not be allowed to exit a bus in the afternoon unless there is a parent or guardian waiting at the bus stop. Bus drivers will allow first through twelfth grader students to exit the bus without a parent/guardian at the bus stop. Parents/guardians should make sure that students know what to do if they are dropped off and no parent/guardian is present. If a parent/guardian of a kindergarten student is not at the stop, the district will attempt to contact the student’s emergency contacts. If no one can be reached, the student will either be returned to school or dropped off at the Ronald Provard Education Center.
• All flex requests (situations requiring the use of more than one bus or bus stop during the week) must be submitted in writing before they will be considered for approval. Flex stops are approved on a case-by-case basis and must meet certain criteria.
• Schedules that alternate or change from week to week cannot be accommodated except in very specific custody cases.
• The activity buses are for middle school and high school students. They run on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. More information about the activity buses can be found here.
• Students will only be picked up and dropped off at locations within their school's attendance zone. These locations must be either the student's home, babysitter, or daycare.
• Requests for the addition of a bus stop or the move of a current stop will only be approved by the district if specific criteria are met. The majority of requests will not be granted.
• Students must ride the bus to which they are assigned. The temporary use of another bus will only be approved in an emergency (e.g. illness/death in the family or parents/guardians unexpectedly out of town) and must be approved in advance. Contact the York Suburban Transportation Department to request a temporary bus assignment for your child.
• Students may temporarily use a different bus stop along the route of their regularly assigned bus if the situation is approved in advance. These requests must be submitted in writing to the appropriate school building administrator for approval.
• It is the district's practice to never assign a bus stop within 250 feet of a registered sex offender's place of residence or employment. Exceptions will not be considered unless moving the stop would present hazardous walking conditions for the student(s). Registered sex offenders tend to change addresses frequently, and it can be difficult to keep track of their current locations. If you think a bus stop has erroneously been placed within 250 feet of a registered sex offender, please contact Reliance Student Transportation or the York Suburban Transportation Department.
• Riding the bus is a privilege. The right to ride the bus can be removed temporarily or for the remainder of the school year with repeated poor behavior. All behavioral rules and guidelines that apply in school also apply on the bus. Parents/guardians are encouraged to discuss appropriate bus behavior with their students often.

Bus Safety Rules

•  Arrive at the bus stop 10 minutes before the time the bus is scheduled.
• All kindergarten students must have a parent or guardian to get them off the bus at the end of each day.  The parent or guardian must be visibly present waiting at the bus stop.  
• Keep off the roadway completely until the bus is stopped.
• Observe all classroom and school building behavioral guidelines.
• Get on and off the bus in an orderly manner; no pushing or shoving.
• Remain seated with feet on the floor in front of you.
• Arms, hands, and heads must be kept inside the bus at all times.
• Get on and off the bus at the assigned bus stop.
• Abide by the directives of the bus driver at all times.
• Use emergency doors only during an emergency or an emergency drill.
• Smoking, swearing, fighting, eating, drinking, yelling, and/or throwing anything are prohibited at all times.

Van Safety Rules

• All van students are expected to be ready and waiting 10 minutes before their scheduled time.  If a student does not come out after 3 minutes past a student's arrival time, the van will move on.  
• All van students must have a parent or guardian present in the afternoon to get them off the van.  Parents or guardians must be visible.  
• Discipline information for vans and consequences is the same as for buses.  Please see the bus safety rules and consequences.

Bus Driver Options

• Verbal warning
• Reassignment of seat
• Submit a written bus conduct report to the building administrator
• Conference with the parent/guardian through the building administrator

Administrator Options

• Conference with student, parent/guardian, assistant principal and/or bus driver
• Communicate with parents/guardians that the next report will result in additional disciplinary action
• Assign restitution for damages to property
• Detention(s) and/or suspension(s)
• Temporary or permanent loss of riding privileges
• Additional consequences as deemed appropriate

Please refer to the student's handbook for more detailed consequences. 

• Non-Public Transportation Request Form
• Van Rider Exception Authorization Form