Gladstone Area Public Schools

• State Law does not require that pupil transportation be provided to regular education children.
• There are no special laws or regulations for transporting kindergarten students.
• No law specifies the maximum distance a student may walk to a school bus stop.
• State law requires that bus stops be at least 200 feet from one another.  State law does not specify the maximum distance between school bus stops.
• State law requires 400 feet of clear and continuous visibility in each direction at a designated bus stop.
• There is no maximum riding time for children in kindergarten through grade twelve.  Department of Education rules require that pre-school children ride no more than 60 continuous minutes.
• It is the parents' responsibility to see that their children get to and from the school bus stop.
• Parents are responsible for the conduct of their children until the school bus arrives at the bus stop.
• State law authorizes local boards of education to designate school bus stops.
• Local boards decide if a child may be picked up at a bus stop other than the one serving his/her residence.
• After the fourth Friday of each school year, schools cannot load more students than the seating capacity of their school busses.
• Click here for more information on Pupil Transportation from the Michigan Department of Education.

https://www.michigan.gov/mde/0,4615,7-140-74638_38338---,00.html