Re: length of time on bus

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I don't know if this applies to all children including ones with disabilities, but the farthest a school district has to bus a child is either 30 miles or 30 minutes (I keep forgetting which one). My daughter goes to Billiart in Lyndhurst and some of her classmates come from Akron. They are bused to Gillmore and from there the parents pay for a van to take them the rest of the way. Hope this helps.

Pam

From: Laurie Kowalski <lyndhurstmom3@...>Subject: [ ] length of time on bus Date: Tuesday, August 26, 2008, 10:25 AM

Hi--Does anyone know of a regulation that limits the amount of time a child with a disability can be on a school bus?thanks!!Laurie

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I would love to know the answer to Laurie's question. My child will be at Daycare which is 5 minutes down the road from his Pre-School and he is being scheduled for a 40 minutes bus ride. It is terrible. I am nervous wreck worrying about it.

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From: Pam Vanek <pbvanek@...>

Sent: Tue, 26 Aug 2008 8:05 pm

Subject: Re: [ ] length of time on bus

I don't know if this applies to all children including ones with disabilities, but the farthest a school district has to bus a child is either 30 miles or 30 minutes (I keep forgetting which one). My daughter goes to Billiart in Lyndhurst and some of her classmates come from Akron. They are bused to Gillmore and from there the parents pay for a van to take them the rest of the way. Hope this helps.

Pam

From: Laurie Kowalski <lyndhurstmom3 >

Subject: [ ] length of time on bus

Date: Tuesday, August 26, 2008, 10:25 AM

Hi--

Does anyone know of a regulation that limits the amount of time a

child with a disability can be on a school bus?

thanks!!

Laurie

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FWIW, that applies to IF the district will bus you. you must live within 30 minutes/miles(not sure which) of a school. that does not take into account picking up all the other kids within 30 minutes of the school. i'm a school bus driver, and i know one of my route takes over 45 minutes, and i believe some of them are even longer. this is especially true for charter schools, where you are often only picking up one or two kids per bus stop, and it covers a larger geographic area than a city school bus.

but again this refers to big yellow school buses. not sure about special ed transportation. but typically those vans only have 3-7 riders.-debOn Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 8:05 PM, Pam Vanek <pbvanek@...> wrote:

I don't know if this applies to all children including ones with disabilities, but the farthest a school district has to bus a child is either 30 miles or 30 minutes (I keep forgetting which one). My daughter goes to Billiart in Lyndhurst and some of her classmates come from Akron. They are bused to Gillmore and from there the parents pay for a van to take them the rest of the way. Hope this helps.

Pam

From: Laurie Kowalski <lyndhurstmom3@...>Subject: [ ] length of time on bus

Date: Tuesday, August 26, 2008, 10:25 AM

Hi--Does anyone know of a regulation that limits the amount of time a child with a disability can be on a school bus?thanks!!Laurie

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I'm not sure there is any regulation with respect to length of time on

the bus. I would think that could be covered in an IEP or a 504. I

know I sent my ADHD daughter off this morning on a bus that is

scheduled to arrive at school 1 hour after her pick-up. In talking

with parents whose kids took the same bus yesterday, they said it takes

1 and 1/2 hours for the return trip. I'm sure she will be in rare form

today.

If your child has a lengthy bus trip, I would suggest you schedule an

IEP (if the child is on an IEP) meeting and have restrictions as to

amount of time the child spends riding the bus implemented.

Hang in there.

Debbie Z.

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I'm not sure if there is a regulated time limit.. I know we addressed

it at one of my son's IEP's and it was a matter of what he could

tolerate.. after learning that he did not tolerate a longer ride (ya

know how those schools love to collect their data).. the bus route was

changed so that he was the last pick up and the first drop off... we

had to work with the school, his IEP team and the transportation

department for the school district. That was the case for 2 years..

After moving last fall we decided to see how he would do on a regular

bus route from our new house to his new school.. he has done fine and

has a seat buddy who is with him during the ride to talk to him if he

starts to get antsy..

So I guess to answer your question it would be to what the child can

tolerate that will not jeopardize the child's safety. Sometimes they

can suprise us and do much better than we think they will.

Hope that helps some.. probably not though!

Take care!

J

Brook Park

--- In , " Laurie Kowalski " <lyndhurstmom3@...>

wrote:

>

> Hi--

> Does anyone know of a regulation that limits the amount of time a

> child with a disability can be on a school bus?

> thanks!!

> Laurie

>

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I found the following on the Ohio Legal Rights Service website:

School Transportation

As with any other school-age child, a child with a disability is

entitled to regular transportation if the child meets the state

criteria for transportation. Generally, for children in grades

kindergarten to eight, whether they attend public or private school,

the school district is required to provide transportation if the

child lives more than two miles from the school. For this age group,

the only exception to this rule is if the state board of education

agrees with the local school board that the transportation is

unnecessary or unreasonable. Regular transportation for students in

grades nine to twelve may be provided but is not required.

Even if your child does not qualify for regular transportation, he

or she may be eligible for " special transportation " as a " related

service. " " Special transportation " means vehicle transportation

service directly related to the child's disability and required by

the Individualized Education Program (IEP) or any applicable state

or federal law. If you believe your child needs special

transportation, you should discuss this concern at an IEP meeting

and have it written on the IEP.

Under Ohio law, there are no specific time limits for how long a

child's ride to school can take. Instead, each school district must

set its own reasonable travel time. Travel time is defined as

beginning at the initial pickup of the child and ending with the

final arrival at the school destination. The school district must

develop its travel time standard, approved by the individual board

of education, and must consider the following factors:

age of child,

condition of disability,

geographic size of school district,

location of special education class,

traffic patterns, and

roadway conditions.

Travel time for children with disabilities should be kept to a

minimum consistent with the requirements of the IEP and, generally,

should not be longer than comparable in-district transportation time

for children without disabilities. Transportation travel time out-of-

district should also be minimized consistent with the requirements

of the child's IEP. Different rules may apply if your child attends

a community school.