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1st |
2/16/06 |
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New |
X |
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2nd |
03/15/06 |
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Revised |
X |
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Effective Date |
03/15/06 |
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Substitute |
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009.0100 Student Transportation
REVISES POLICY 009.0100 PREVIOUSLY APPROVED ON 2/8/05.
1.0 To and From School Transportation
1.1. It is the intent of the Uintah Board of Education to provide appropriate transportation for the students of the district. This provision is made under standards set forth by the Utah State Board of Education in Standards and Procedures for Implementing Pupil Transportation Policies.
2.0 Some stipulations of the Board are:
2.1 Elementary pupils shall be transported to and from school when they live one and one-half miles or more from the nearest elementary school. Secondary pupils will be transported when they live two miles or more from the nearest secondary school. This distance is defined as the shortest direct public road route from the parent’s home to the school.
2.2 One and one-half miles or less on a public road shall be considered a reasonable walking distance to a bus stop, and every reasonable effort will be made to provide transportation for eligible students within this limitation. However, each request for transportation will be considered on its own merits and in extreme cases it may be required that students meet a bus within distance limits described above.
2.3 The Superintendent is authorized to provide special transportation to physically handicapped persons regardless of distance.
2.4 In cases where it is impractical to establish bus routes, because of unreasonable distance or inadequate public roads, otherwise eligible students may provide their own transportation and apply to the Board of Education for a cash allowance in lieu of bus service, to the maximum allowed by State Pupil Transportation Policies.