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	Transportation
	The number to call with questions about bus passes or routes is (401) 456-9269.
	The number to call if a bus is late or did not arrive is (401) 943-7536.
	Transportation
	For the 2011-2012 school year bus passes will only be given according to Providence School Board policy. Thefollowing is the mileage requirements for student transportation:
	Elementary School  |  1 mile and above
	Middle School  |  1 ½ miles and above
	High School  |  3 miles and above
	Exceptions to this policy will only be for students with special needs. For medical issues, a student’s physician must submit a written document stating the reason why the student must be provided transportation. Please note that the document must be sent directly to the attention of: Donna O’Connor, 182 Thurbers Avenue, Providence, R.I. 02905. For all students who have a special education case manager, the request for transportation must come from that manager or a Special Education supervisor. For additional information contact Special Education at 401-456-9330.
	Conduct on School Buses
	Appropriate student behavior is essential to the safe operation of the school bus. The slightest distraction to the driver may have significant student safety consequences. Riding the school bus is a privilege. This privilege may be temporarily denied or permanently revoked if misconduct jeopardizes the safe operation of the school bus or the safety of students riding the bus. School suspension is a possible sanction for bus misconduct.
	Student Supervision
	The school district has supervisory responsibility of elementary and middle school children once they board the bus in the morning. Parents are responsible for the supervision and safety of elementary and middle school students receiving bus transportation from the time these children leave home in the morning until the time they board the school bus. The same rule applies at the time of discharge from the bus on the way home from school.
	Students 7 years old and younger will not be left at the bus stop unless a designated adult is there to greet them. If no adult is present at the time the bus arrives at the bus stop, the bus driver and bus monitor will keep the child on the bus and bring him/her to the bus yard where the parents may then pick up their child. The bus yard phone number is (401) 943-7536.
	Protocol on Bussing to Day Care/Babysitting Sites
	If a student is eligible for bussing to their home, i.e. lives the required distance from school (1 mile for elementary students, 1 ½ for middle school students) and the parent requests an alternate site for drop off at the nearest bus stop to a day care center or a babysitter’s residence, the alternate site will only be considered if there is room on the bus to the alternate address. Students who are not eligible for bussing will not be transported to accommodate alternative addresses. Alternative drop off sites will only be considered if the student is eligible for bussing.