POLICY: ROUTES AND SERVICES The Board of Education directs the School Business Administrator/Board Secretary to

supervise development of bus routes to provide safe, economical and reasonably expeditious transportation for: A. Pupils who live remote from the schoolhouse as defined by New Jersey law; B. Pupils whose route to the school is deemed hazardous by the board; C. Educationally handicapped pupils in accordance with their IEP; D. Pupils participating in board-approved extracurricular activities or field trips; E. Other pupils as required by law. The criteria to be used in designing routes and assigning pupils to them shall include: A. The distance to be traveled to and from school; B. The hazards involved on the route to be traveled. C. The age and state of health of the child D. The requirements of the instructional program; Transportation to and from school shall be provided as required by law to eligible nonpublic school pupils. All pupils riding on district buses shall be required to observe the district's bus conduct regulations or risk loss of the privilege of such transportation. The Board of Education in the interest of student safety and parent convenience has established the following criteria for Subscription Courtesy Busing eligibility: A. Age of children to be transported B. Distance from school and traffic patterns C. Hardship Subscription Courtesy Busing will be administered according to the established criteria and/or a lottery system for available seats. The Board will set an annual fee for this service, and a special adjustment in those fees will be available for individuals whose children qualify for free and reduced meal prices. Buses, whether contracted or district-owned, shall be kept in optimum condition and shall conform to all state safety regulations. Bus routes must be acted upon annually by the Board and submitted to the county office