OPEN ENROLLED STUDENTS

Students who enroll into a Bethel-Tate Local School under "open-enrollment" may board a Bethel-Tate school bus at any regular bus stop, and/or ride to any regular bus stop established for that school if all of the following criteria have been met:

  1. Space is available on the bus as determined by the Transportation Director who is in charge of scheduling. Space will be determined after the second week of school when students are accounted. If the number of assigned students increases anytime during the school year, students who are "open enrolled on the bus" may lose their seat to be able to accommodate eligible riders. No student will be denied a ride to or from school, or left at a stop or school, without previous notice that they have been displaced from a bus.
  2. A signed Bus Agreement for the student will be on file with the Transportation office.
  3. There are no incidents of misconduct by the student who is "open enrolled on the bus". Any occurrence of misbehavior may warrant that an "open enrolled on the bus" student is denied the privilege to ride any Bethel-Tate bus to and from school.
  4. The parent/guardian accepts all responsibility of getting an "open-enrolled" student to and from the established stop in both the a.m. and the p.m. or is accepting and knowledgeable of their student's walk path to and from any bus stop(s). Parents are strongly cautioned that the school district is not responsible for an "open-enrolled’ student's walk path, walking distance, and/or the crossing of any street at any intersection.

The signature below of the parent/guardian constitutes acknowledgement of and agreement with each of thefollowing items:

  1. The student must be picked up at the same approved bus stop, Monday through Friday.
  2. The student must be dropped off at the same approved bus stop, Monday through Friday.
  3. The pick-up and drop off locations may be different from one another.
  4. Existing bus routes will not be modified to accommodate this request.
  5. If a request is approved, it can be revoked by the Director of Transportation.
  6. No exceptions can be made to the criteria.
  7. Requests after the start of the school year, the Director of Transportation must receive the form at least two weeks prior to the anticipated change. The change will not take effect unless and until approved by the Director of Transportation.
  8. The request must not require a bus route to be changed, altered or added.

The form is a request. The Transportation Department does not automatically grant requests, as they must be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Parent / Guardian Signature______Date ______