FAQ

When there is a delayed opening, bus pick-up times are two (2) hours later than your regular pick-up time. Please refer to your child’s school page for information regarding delayed school openings.

For departmental safety and tracking, students are only permitted to ride the bus they are assigned to and get on and off at their assigned stop for their safety and security. No ineligible riders are allowed on the bus.

Seat assignments are a positive way for the ride to be consistent and safe. It is also our policy for elementary, middle and high school students to be assigned to a specific seat. This aids the driver with discipline and learning each student's names at the beginning of the school year. It also aids the driver in the event of an accident to identify quickly those students who may be injured.

School buses come in various sizes ranging from 25 to 36 feet long, 20,000-33,000 pounds, 12-13 feet high and 6-9 feet wide. The length is what limits the school bus to be maneuvered in cul-de-sacs and tight places. Smaller buses can turn in a shorter radius, while longer buses cannot maneuver the same circle without backing the bus, which is avoided in routing if possible. Residents sometimes park trucks, boats, and trailers on the streets. Children leave their bicycles, skateboards, and basketball backboards on the streets. Although our drivers are trained to be able to parallel park their buses, some sub-divisions are not designed with school bus transportation in mind. Please know that we will design school bus routes to be safe and convenient for the majority of students within the limits of time and physics.

Weather, traffic, driver absenteeism, maintenance difficulties, and unforeseen incidents are responsible for delays in the arrival of school buses in the morning and afternoon.

Sometimes the bus routes must be doubled out or run as a second load to or from the school due to the regular driver being absent.

Traffic in the Monroe area is increasingly snarly.

Drivers check buses before their routes and sometimes find mechanical problems that can cause delays and require driving another bus for that day. This can cause the bus to be unpunctual.

Please know that we are doing everything humanly possible to have all buses running on schedule every day. In the event that your bus does not arrive as scheduled, please allow ten to fifteen minutes before calling the transportation office or the school.