Phoenixville Area School District Transportation Guidelines
• Where busing is provided, the school's obligation is to bus the students to and from their assigned bus stop closest to the student's residence.
• Students should be present and visible at their assigned stop ten (10) minutes prior to pick up time. Bus drivers are not required to stop if there are no visible students at the bus stop.
• It is required that a parent or other responsible adult meet Kindergarten students at the bus stop every day.
• School busing will not be used to transport children to occasional sitters, friends, after school appointments, jobs, etc. The district's obligation is to provide busing to and from school at the closest assigned bus stop to the student's place of residence.
• Bus drivers are not to permit anyone to board the bus whose name does not appear on the "bus list" carried on the bus. A temporary bus pass, issued by the building principal, shall be considered as an addendum to the list. Temporary bus passes will be considered on the case by case basis.
• Bus drivers are not permitted to pick up or discharge students on any other stop than the assigned bus stop unless the student has a properly completed and signed temporary bus pass.
• Any changes in the normal dismissal procedures should be requested in writing to the principal's office.
• In situations where children are entitled to transportation to/from their home, but stay at a day care facility or baby sitter (that is located within the student's attendance area) before and/or after school on a permanent basis, parent(s)/guardian(s) may request, in writing, special busing arrangements for the school year. The child must ride the same bus(s) Monday through Friday--each morning bus assignment/bus stop assignment must be the same, each afternoon bus assignment/bus stop must be the same, Monday through Friday. A request must be made each year in writing to:
Transportation Dept.
Administration Building
386 City Line Avenue
Phoenixville, PA 19460
Fax: 610-933-3707 or email
[email protected]
Requests that are approved affect the remainder of the school year.
Transportation During a Change in the Daily Schedule
In the event of a change in the school schedule (i.e. two-hour delay, early dismissal), the buses for all schools will follow the schedule of the Phoenixville Area School District. Therefore, if a non-public school follows an alternate schedule and not the PASD schedule, there will be a difference in the departure/arrival time of students. For instance, if the non-public school is operating on a normal schedule and the PASD is operating on a two-hour delay, the students will be picked-up at their stops on the two-hour delay. If PASD elects to dismiss early, buses will be sent to the non-public schools on that early schedule to pick-up the students. If PASD elects to transport at the regular time and non-publics are on a two-hour delay, the students will be transported on the regular schedule and arrive at their destination two hours prior to the later opening.