School Bus Stops

The assignment of school bus stops is the responsibility of the school district. Parents must recognize that bus stop assignments can't be customized to meet every individual need and still be part of an efficient and economical transportation system. But stop assignments shall be made in accordance with recognized State policies including Public School code, Act 372, and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Transportation criteria for hazardous walking routes.
Determination of bus stops on a particular vehicle’s route will be determined solely by school district personnel.
Unofficial deviation from established stops is not/will not be the responsibility of the school district. The district does not/will not honor any unofficial deviation from official stops that may have been practiced by the driver.

Guidelines for Establishing Bus Stops

Bus stops will be established in compliance with State Regulations.

Criteria for all bus stops:

1. Adequate waiting area for the students.
2. Number of students at the stop or proposed stop.
3. Geographical factors for sight distance:
1. Curves in the roads
2. Dips or valleys
3. Stationary obstructions
4. Whether or not safe walk-in-passage exists for students attending a particular school.
5. Proximity to groups of houses or housing plans.
6. Exceptional children.
7. Distance from existing stops.
8. Availability to existing bus routes.

 

Criteria for establishing bus stops in residential plans shall include the following:

1. Volume of traffic in the plan.
2. Degree of road hazards
3. Walking distance.
4. Distance from existing stops
5. Adequate waiting area for the students
6. Presence of an egress (exit) within the plan.
7. Exceptional children.

 

Criteria for establishing bus stops for residential plans under construction:

1. All bus stops will be established at the plan’s entrance unless determined unsafe.
2. A continuing evaluation of the plan’s construction progress will be reviewed periodically.
3. Stops will be established using the above criteria.