Paul Wegmeyer | Director of Transportation
Office: (616) 786-2045
E-mail: wegmeyerp@always-caring.com

Gary Corell | Assistant Director of Transportation
Office: (616) 786-2044
E-mail: corellg@always-caring.com

Margarita Lugo | AM Dispatch/Office Assistant
Office: (616) 786-2041
E-mail: lugom@always-caring.com

Lisa Rivera | PM Dispatch/Office Assistant
Office: (616) 786-2041
E-mail: riveral@always-caring.com

Julie Schrotenboer | Routing Assistant
Office: (616) 786-2042
E-mail: schrotenboerj@always-caring.com

Curt Alofs | AM Fleet Mechanic
Office: (616) 786-2046
E-mail: alofsc@always-caring.com

Chuck Wittingen | PM Fleet Mechanic
Office: (616) 786-2047
E-mail: wittingenc@always-caring.com

Physical address: 294 W Lakewood Blvd, Holland, MI 49424-1905
Mailing address: 1138 136th Ave, Holland, MI 49424-7483

Phone: (616) 786-2040
Transportation HOTLINE: (616) 786-2049 | (Timely info on late bus, school closure, etc.)
E-mail: transportation@always-caring.com

Hours of Operation during the school year: 5:45 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. (Mon thru Fri)
Hours of Operation during Summer recess: 7:45 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. (Mon thru Fri)

West Ottawa Public Schools has current openings for school bus drivers who may be willing to work full time or part time.  All new hires begin the employment process as a sub bus driver with options of advancement to full bus driver with an assigned bus run.  Some new hires may wish to remain a sub bus driver, available on certain days or certain mornings and/or afternoons.

West Ottawa provides paid training to obtain a Commercial Driver License (CDL) and paid training to become fully licensed and credentialed.  Hours are flexible and can work with your schedule.  Pay is competitive.  可能会有额外的收入机会(如野外驾驶或运动旅行), but not required.  No night work or weekend work (unless you want it).  Summers off and you don’t have to report to work when school is closed due to inclement weather.

Please fill out an online application or contact the Director of Transportation at (616) 786-2045.  (Immediate positions available.)

Select this online form (English) | (Español) 提交运输变更请求(包括变更备用地点), daycare or parent transport information) for AM pick-up (before school) and/or PM drop-off (after school).

This form should only be used to submit changes to bus stop related information AFTER Online Enrollment has been submitted for the 2021-2022 school year.

If your child’s enrollment is in the process of switching from Virtual Learning (online) to In-Person Learning (face-to-face), your transportation change request will be processed after the enrollment change has been approved by the school building.

This form is not to be used for submitting Joint Custody bus stop requests.  To review Joint Custody bus stop procedures, please contact the Transportation Department at (616) 786-2042.

Note:  Please allow a minimum of three (3) days for processing.

Q: How do I know if my requested change has been made?

Notes: 2021-2022学年的巴士站资讯已更新并张贴于 Parent Portal beginning at 5:00 p.m. each school day.

Bus stop information for the 2021-2022 school year is available for eligible bus riders, 24/7, by logging into Infinite Campus’ Parent Portal -幼儿园至12年级所有网上买球正规平台的保密家长沟通工具.  Parent Portal is updated by 5:00 p.m. each school day.  Approved changes in transportation take immediate effect after the change has been posted in Parent Portal.

To access bus stop information, click on Parent Portal and then login by selecting ‘Campus Student’ or ‘Campus Parent’ and entering your login information (Username and Password).  Select ‘More’ and then select ‘Transportation’.  If you have multiple students, you can switch between children by clicking on your child’s name (top right side of page).

Parent Portal is the most accurate way to stay on top of timely changes to bus stop times and bus route adjustments.

Q: What if I can’t remember by Parent Portal username or password?

如果您忘记了您的用户名或密码，请在登录时单击帮助信息线上买球平台网址域.  如果您仍然无法获得您的用户名或重置您的密码, contact your school office for assistance.

Select this form (English) | (Español) to request school bus transportation for 5th grade students on an early morning middle school bus to attend 5th grade advanced math at Harbor Lights Middle School (HL).  Transportation for this program is open to eligible bus riders from the North Holland (NH), 仅限松树溪(PC)及谢尔登伍兹(SW)小学就读范围.  (Transportation is not provided to 5th Grade Advanced Math at schools other than NH, PC and SW.)

Note:  Please allow a minimum of three (3) days for processing.

Q: How do I know if my requested change has been made?

Parents/guardians of NH, PC and SW 5th grade advanced math students will be notified directly by telephone or e-mail from the Transportation office if changes in transportation have been approved.

Notes: Bus stop information for the 2021-2022 school year will be posted in Parent Portal beginning at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, August 18, 2021.

Bus stop information for the 2021-2022 school year is available for eligible bus riders, 24/7, by logging into Infinite Campus’ Parent Portal -幼儿园至12年级所有网上买球正规平台的保密家长沟通工具.  Parent Portal is updated by 5:00 p.m. each school day.  Approved changes in transportation take immediate effect after the change has been posted in Parent Portal.

To access bus stop information, click on Parent Portal and then login by selecting ‘Campus Student’ or ‘Campus Parent’ and entering your login information (Username and Password).  Select ‘More’ and then select ‘Transportation’.  If you have multiple students, you can switch between children by clicking on your child’s name (top right side of page).

Parent Portal is the most accurate way to stay on top of timely changes to bus stop times and bus route adjustments.

Q: What if I can’t remember my Parent Portal username or password?

如果您忘记了您的用户名或密码，请在登录时单击帮助信息线上买球平台网址域.  如果您仍然无法获得您的用户名或重置您的密码, contact your school office for assistance.

Select this form (English) | (Español) to request school bus transportation for middle school students on an early morning high school bus to attend middle school advanced math at West Ottawa High School – North Campus (HS North).  Transportation for this program is open to eligible bus riders attending Harbor Lights Middle School (HL) or Macatawa Bay Middle School (MB).

Note:  Please allow a minimum of three (3) days for processing.

Q: How do I know if my requested change has been made?

Parents/guardians of middle school advanced math students will be notified directly by telephone or e-mail from the Transportation office if changes in transportation have been approved.

Notes: Bus stop information for the 2021-2022 school year will be posted in Parent Portal beginning at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, August 18, 2021.

Bus stop information for the 2021-2022 school year is available for eligible bus riders, 24/7, by logging into Infinite Campus’ Parent Portal -幼儿园至12年级所有网上买球正规平台的保密家长沟通工具.  Parent Portal is updated by 5:00 p.m. each school day.  Approved changes in transportation take immediate effect after the change has been posted in Parent Portal.

To access bus stop information, click on Parent Portal and then login by selecting ‘Campus Student’ or ‘Campus Parent’ and entering your login information (Username and Password).  Select ‘More’ and then select ‘Transportation’.  If you have multiple students, you can switch between children by clicking on your child’s name (top right side of page).

Parent Portal is the most accurate way to stay on top of timely changes to bus stop times and bus route adjustments.

Q: What if I can’t remember my Parent Portal username or password?

如果您忘记了您的用户名或密码，请在登录时单击帮助信息线上买球平台网址域.  如果您仍然无法获得您的用户名或重置您的密码, contact your school office for assistance.

AG 8600.001 | Service Operating Parameters

The West Ottawa Public Schools Transportation Department Administrative Guidelines on Pupil Transportation Service Operating Parameters outline certain defined operating parameters to ensure safety, effectiveness, efficiency and equity when determining bus stop placement, seating capacity, ride time, transfers, bus route planning strategies, school bell time management and bus arrival and departure windows.

AG 8600.002 | Service Eligibility

The West Ottawa Public Schools Transportation Department Administrative Guidelines on Pupil Transportation Service Eligibility outline certain operational parameters when determining eligibility for pupil transportation for enrolled students who meet defined eligibility criteria.

AG 8600.003 | Designation of Hazardous Conditions

The West Ottawa Public Schools Transportation Department Administrative Guidelines on Pupil Transportation Designation of Hazardous Conditions outline the designation of hazardous conditions and how such designation may open pupil transportation services to enrolled students who are not otherwise eligible.

AG 8600.004 | Space Available Service

The West Ottawa Public Schools Transportation Department Administrative Guidelines on Pupil Transportation Space Available Service outline certain operational parameters when providing “space available” pupil transportation service to students who are not otherwise eligible.

AG 8600.005 | Service to Alternate or Daycare Site

The West Ottawa Public Schools Transportation Department Administrative Guidelines on Pupil Transportation Service to Alternate or Daycare Site outline certain operational parameters when determining eligibility for pupil transportation service to and/or from a alternate or daycare site for students who are first eligible to receive pupil transportation to their school of attendance from their official primary home address.

AG 8600.006 | Service to Boys & Girls Club

The West Ottawa Public Schools Transportation Department Administrative Guidelines on Pupil Transportation Service to Boys & Girls Club outline certain operational procedures for after-school shuttle transportation to the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Holland, North Side Facility, for students who attend Great Lakes (GR), 已就读于男孩线上买球平台网址的松树溪(PC)或伍德赛德(WS)小学 & Girls Club and approved for after-school shuttle transportation.

AG 8600.007 | Use of Bus Pass for Emergency Situations

The West Ottawa Public Schools Transportation Department Administrative Guidelines on Pupil Transportation Use of Bus Pass for Emergency Situations outline certain operational parameters when school buildings (only) issue a “Bus Pass” to an approved legal bus stop within the attendance area of the student’s school of attendance to accommodate an emergency situation for students currently eligible to receive pupil transportation.

AG 8600.008 | Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS)

The West Ottawa Public Schools Transportation Department Administrative Guidelines on Pupil Transportation Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) outlines certain operational parameters for observing positive behavior expectations based on a guiding principal that behavior on the school bus is learned and can be taught through observance of behavior expectations that include being responsible, respectful and ready to ride.

AG 8600.009 | Student Conduct and Corrective Action

The West Ottawa Public Schools Transportation Department Administrative Guidelines on Pupil Transportation Student Conduct and Corrective Action outline certain operational procedures for handling corrective action pertaining to student misconduct on the school bus for students in: Elementary (grades YK-5); Middle School (grades 6-8); and, High School (grades 9-12).

AG 8600.010 | Student Conduct and Corrective Action – COVID-19

The West Ottawa Public Schools Transportation Department Administrative Guidelines on Pupil Transportation Student Conduct and Corrective Action – COVID-19 outline certain operational procedures for handling corrective action pertaining to how the Transportation Department is managing hand sanitizer and face covering (face mask) use on the school bus for all bus riders (to and from school, field trips and athletic trips) when the school district is in Phase 4 or Phase 5 of the MI Safe Start plan.

AG 8600.100 | Appeal Process

The West Ottawa Public Schools Transportation Department Administrative Guidelines on Pupil Transportation Appeal Process outline certain established procedures for a parent or guardian of an enrolled student to appeal a pupil transportation-related decision in most instances where the parent or guardian disagrees with the manner in which the School Board Policy or Administrative Guidelines for Transportation (8600 series) have been applied.

If your child is an eligible bus rider and has been assigned transportation in Parent Portal, 您的孩子将被允许乘坐巴士根据以下规定 MI Safe Schools: Michigan’s 2020-21 Return to School Roadmap distributed statewide on June 30, 2020 by the Governor’s COVID-19 Task Force on Education Return to School Advisory Council:

1. 你的孩子(幼儿园到12年级)必须在进入校车时使用洗手液.
2. Your child (grades preK-12) must wear a face covering (face mask) whenever inside the school bus.

The district has equipped each school bus with a hand sanitizer dispenser in the passenger entry area, accessible to each person who enters the bus.

In the morning before school, every bus rider should apply their face mask prior to arriving at their assigned AM bus stop.  每位乘坐校车的乘客必须戴好口罩, from loading to unloading.  Bus riders are to keep their face mask on throughout the bus ride until they arrive at their assigned seat in the school classroom.

In the afternoon after school, 每位乘坐校车的乘客必须戴好口罩, from loading to unloading, including from the time they leave their classroom, during the bus ride until they have left the bus stop area after unloading at their assigned PM bus stop.

Yes.  All students grades preK-12 are required to wear facial covering before entering, while riding and when exiting the school bus.

Can a face shield be worn instead of facial covering?

No.  A face shield may be worn in addition to a facial covering, but it does not replace the mandate to wear facial covering.

Yes.  As a bus driver, wearing facial covering is now required per the MI Safe Schools: Michigan’s 2020-21 Return to School Roadmap distributed statewide on June 30, 2020 by the Governor’s COVID-19 Task Force on Education Return to School Advisory Council which states: “Facial coverings must be worn by preK-12 students, staff, and bus drivers during school transportation.”

For the health and safety of our students and our employees, WO will require 100% facial covering compliance by bus drivers whenever operating a school bus.  WO还要求所有巴士乘客100%面部覆盖, grades preK-12, as directed by Executive Order in Michigan.

Yes. 口罩是一种面部遮盖物，在需要遮盖面部时可以使用.

No.  A face shield does not meet the definition of facial covering and, as such, does not replace the use of a face mask when riding on a school bus.  A face shield may be used in addition to facial covering, if it’s use does not prevent airflow through the facial covering.

The Governor’s Return to School Roadmap states that transportation vehicles are to be cleaned and disinfected before and after every transit route.

At West Ottawa, we implement a COVID-19 Pandemic – Bus Driver, Bus Aide & Bus Rider Expectations plan to protect the safety and health of our bus riders which includes disinfecting passenger entry hand railings and passenger areas between each secondary and elementary route after every morning (to school) run and again after every afternoon (from school) run on every school bus.

Families are encouraged to check their child’s temperature at home every morning using oral, tympanic (ear), or temporal scanners.  Students with a temperature of 100.4 or greater should stay home 如果出现COVID-19症状，可以考虑进行冠状病毒检测.

The presence of any symptoms, including cough or shortness of breath, should prompt the family to keep the student home from school and to follow up with a primary care provider.

Anything else I should think about?

Yes.  Please make sure you 用你所有的重要电话号码更新你的线上买球平台网址建筑 so that we can contact you if there is a need to do so.  Your personal phone numbers may have changed from time to time.  Make sure you keep the school office updated so that the school district can contact you if ever we need to contact you about your child.

Bus stop information for the 2021-2022 school year is available for eligible bus riders, 24/7, by logging into Infinite Campus’ Parent Portal -幼儿园至12年级所有网上买球正规平台的保密家长沟通工具.  Parent Portal is accessible from the ‘Parents’ tab on the District’s website.  Information about signing up for a Parent Portal account can be found at the Parent Portal login webpage.

Parent Portal is updated by 5:00 p.m. each school day.  Approved changes in transportation take immediate effect after the change has been posted in Parent Portal.

To access bus stop information, click on Parent Portal and then login by selecting ‘Campus Student’ or ‘Campus Parent’ and entering your login information (Username and Password).  Select ‘More’ and then select ‘Transportation.’  If you have multiple students, you can switch between children by clicking on your child’s name (top right side of page).

Parent Portal is the most accurate way to stay on top of timely changes to bus stop times and bus route adjustments.

公交车站信息不会通过电子方式“推送”给家长或网上买球正规平台.  家长或网上买球正规平台可以登录该网站进行“拉” Parent Portal and accessing ‘Transportation’.  (Helpful tip:  Once you are “in” to Infinite Campus, make sure to select ‘More’ on the left side of your screen.  这将引导您到您的公交车站信息的“交通”标签.  If you have multiple students, you can switch between children by clicking on your child’s name (top right side of page).

查看西渥太华每所线上买球平台网址的上课人数界限, please click on our District Boundary Maps:

• Elementary school boundaries
• Secondary school boundaries
  • Elementary students who grade advance from Lakewood, North Holland, Sheldon Woods and Woodside elementary schools will attend Harbor Lights Middle School for grades 6-8 and West Ottawa High School North for grades 9-12.
  • Elementary students who grade advance from Great Lakes, Lakeshore, Pine Creek and Waukazoo elementary schools will attend Macatawa Bay Middle School for grades 6-8 and West Ottawa High School South for grades 9-12.

In order to be efficient with limited public resources, school districts all across the state have had to scale back on the number of individual, curb-to-curb, bus stops largely because of economic reasons.  The “platinum” service that may have been provided in earlier times is no longer feasible.

The “overhead yellow” lights on a school bus which are used to notify other traffic of an upcoming stop must, by law, be activated at least 200 feet from the designated bus stop. Bus stops must be at least 200 feet apart. 没有州法律规定车站之间的最大距离.

没有法律规定一个孩子可以走多远到达公交车站.

There are many factors which are taken into consideration when school administrators establish the placement of school bus stops. 制程中的基本法律因素阐述了257年.1855, but the primary concern is visibility of the school bus to other traffic and the consideration of stopping distances necessary for other motor vehicles in order to accomplish safe loading and unloading of bus riders. In general, on a highway or roadway, state law requires 400 feet of clear and continuous visibility where the speed limit is more than 35 miles per hour, and 200 feet of clear and continuous visibility where the speed limit is 35 miles per hour or less.

For safety, school buses generally pick-up and drop-off at group stops near community buildings and on selected thru traffic roads and streets, just off from major roads and highways. For efficiency, buses generally do not weave in and around mobile home communities and apartment complexes. 大多数情况下，公共汽车站都集中在一个特定线上买球平台网址域内的所有网上买球正规平台. When possible, bus stops are created to encourage students to approach and depart the bus to the front of the bus, in the bus driver’s line of vision.

It is the responsibility of the parent/guardian to see that a child gets safely to and from the assigned bus stop. The school district provides transportation as a non-mandated service and establishes placement of the bus stop in accordance with the requirements of the law.

Not necessarily.  There are no special laws or regulations for transporting regular education students enrolled in Kindergarten. Transportation is provided in accordance with the requirements of the Pupil Transportation Act with regard to the placement of the bus stop.

Bus riders should be at their assigned bus stop at least five (5) minutes prior to the scheduled pick-up time.  这允许由于意外事件而在公交路线上有一些变化.

Parents, guardians or other responsible persons who meet their child at the bus stop after school should be ready to receive their child anytime after the school’s ending bell time.

At a minimum, the responsible person should be at the bus rider’s after-school bus stop at least five (5) minutes prior to the scheduled drop-off time. 这允许由于意外事件而在公交路线上有一些变化.

Parents, guardians or other responsible persons who meet their child at the bus stop after school should be ready to receive their child anytime after the school’s ending bell time.

On half days or other early release days, your child will be delivered to their assigned after-school bus stop at approximately the same total number of minutes after the ending bell time on a regular school day.  (For example, if your child’s regular ending bell time is 3:38 p.m. and their regular drop-off time is 4:08 p.m., you can assume your child will be delivered approximately 30 minutes after the school’s ending bell time.  On a half day with a release time of 11:52 a.m.，你可以假设这位巴士乘客的半天停车时间是12:22 p.m. – 30 minutes after the school’s ending bell time.)

At the beginning of the school year, bus routes are developed for all eligible riders, not knowing who is and who is not going to ride. Routes are constructed with the best of intentions based on known information at the time when routes are developed. However, it is only after bus routes get underway that the District learns where added efficiencies can be found. From the time bus information is made available to parents, about two (2) weeks prior to the start of school, until about mid-to-late September, bus pick-up and drop-off times may vary. Parents/guardians are asked to be patient as bus drivers learn their new routes and become familiar with their new students. Once the school year gets underway, buses generally run on time with exception to weather conditions, road construction, no adult present at the bus stop, students who become ill, mechanical problems, etc.

The National Transportation Safety Administration says that upon activation of the overhead yellow lights, “…motorists should slow down and prepare to stop.”

Yes… you MUST stop.  There is no provision in law to permit a motorist to pass a school bus with its overhead red lights on and stop arm(s) extended.  The penalties for “running the overhead reds” in a school bus zone (20’ in any direction around the bus) are double, similar to traffic violations in a work or construction zone.  Fines are expensive – 3 pts on your license and a $275 ticket! Who gets the ticket?  根据现行法律，车辆的登记所有人就是推定的司机.  You may not need to be identified to receive a ticket from the police – only the vehicle’s license plate number is needed to issue a traffic citation.  在经营红牌俱乐部时因事故而失去生命属于C级重罪.  Don’t do it!

Yes… it is both legal and safe. Under certain circumstances, when students are not crossing the road (right-hand drop only), Public Act 187 of 1990 allows what is called a “hazard light stop” to allow all traffic to continue, unimpeded, while the bus stop is being performed. This practice has reduced the potential of an accident created by the mix of some motorists who stop for the bus and others who violate the overhead red light/stop arm law. Motorists approaching a school bus that is performing a hazard light stop may proceed with passing the bus with caution while it is picking up or discharging students (right-hand drop only). Motorists should always use care when doing so. In this type of stop, children are not allowed to cross the roadway. 然而，驾车者应该随时准备好应对意外情况，并相应地驾驶. Here is a helpful way to remember what to do when approaching a school bus with alternating red lights (up top) or flashing hazard lights (down low):

“Lights up top… come to a STOP.  Lights down low… drive by SLOW.”

Approximately 850,000 students are transported daily on about 16,000 buses within Michigan with no student fatality inside the bus as a result of a mechanical malfunction or multi-vehicle accident in over 25 years. That is like evacuating the entire City of Detroit, 30多年来每天都安全无伤亡，这是一个惊人的安全记录. Buses travel over 180 million miles annually in Michigan. This equates to traveling around the earth 7,228 times each year.

For efficiency, buses are loaded with the attempt of utilizing all of the seating space provided on a bus.  Buses have a maximum seat capacity as designed by the manufacturer.  As long as student numbers do not exceed the maximum rated capacity, the bus is not considered to be overloaded.  (At the beginning of the school year, school buses may seem more crowded as the “legal limit” of eligible riders does not take effect until after the fourth Friday following Labor Day.  This is done to allow schools to find efficiencies and to determine who is and who is not riding.)

State law (Section 257.1859 of the Pupil Transportation Act) specifically prohibits school bus drivers from allowing any unauthorized person from riding on a school bus while transporting pupils to and or from school. For the protection of all students, a parent/guardian should NEVER BOARD a bus with students on board – it can be very frightening to bus riders and can startle the bus driver. When authorized adults are assigned to monitor students that are being transported on a bus, they are fingerprinted and, in most cases, are approved employees of the District who are assigned near the student(s) who possess the greatest amount of supervisory need.

The United States Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is responsible for establishing motor vehicle safety manufacturing standards and requirements for vehicles including school buses. The standards developed for the manufacture of school buses incorporate an occupant protection design referred to as “compartmentalization” which is unique to the yellow and black school bus. This standard provides a protective envelope consisting of strong, closely spaced seats that have energy-absorbing seat backs. The effectiveness of compartmentalization has been confirmed and consistently reconfirmed in National Transportation Safety Board and National Academy of Sciences studies. School safety standards have been adopted into the Michigan Vehicle Code which exempts large buses, over 10,000 pounds, from seat belt requirements for passengers. Drivers of all sizes of buses are required to wear seat belts because the driver is located in the front of the bus with no energy-absorbing seat back in front of them, and as such, 不像校车上的乘客一样，在一个分隔的空间里受到保护吗.

Riding on a school bus is a privilege – not a right.  For students eligible to receive transportation, there are some basic Bus Rules and Behavior Expectations that need to be followed to keep things safe for students and the bus driver.

When talking with students about Bus Rules and Behavior Expectations on the school bus, we try to keep it very simple:

1. Sit in your seat, facing forward.
2. Keep hands and personal items to yourself.
3. Obey the bus driver at all times.

The following basic safety Bus Rules and Behavior Expectations is posted in color at the front of every West Ottawa school bus for all bus riders to see and observe.

Bus Rider Basic Safety Rules: As you review the first bus rider basic safety rule, “Stay in your seat, facing forward” – teach your child the 4-B‘s: Bottom-to-Bottom; Back-to-Back.

Bus Rider Behavior Expectations: The school bus is an extension of the classroom. As such, behavior expectations on the school bus are very similar to behavior expectations in the school classroom: “Be Responsible; Respectful; and Ready to Ride.”

Preparing your child to take their first step as a student by loading on a school bus at an assigned bus stop can cause anxiety for you and your child.  There are some things parents can do to address and review needed safety topics so that the experience of walking to-and-from a bus stop, as well as waiting at a bus stop and riding on the school bus can be a positive and safe experience for your child… and for you!

To learn more about “What do I teach my Kindergartner,” please click on the following for:

• Helpful transportation information for parents/guardians of Kindergarten students at West Ottawa (English)
• Helpful transportation information for parents/guardians of Kindergarten students at West Ottawa (Español)

州法律规定，如果学线上买球平台网址选择提供交通服务, the district should be ready to provide transportation if that child lives greater than 1.5 miles from the school building.

Absolutely. School administrators take considerable effort to assess weather conditions very early in the morning (generally before 5:30 a.m.) and throughout the school day. As a parent/guardian, you can make the choice to keep your child home if you feel weather conditions warrant it. Across the nation, school buses are respected as the safest form of transportation, year-after-year. School buses are uniquely designed to offer unparalleled protection to your child while inside the school bus. Bus drivers are professional in transporting students to and from school and school-related events. Great effort is taken to provide a safe environment for your child while in the custodial care of the school bus driver.

Generally, this is not necessary. To maintain a regular and consistent schedule, it is best if the bus stops at each assigned bus stop, regardless of whether your child is riding or not. 如果公共汽车要经过特别的一段路才能到达你指定的车站, a call to the Transportation office well in advance of the bus stop time may be helpful.

Call the Transportation HOTLINE at (616) 786-2049 for a daily update on bus routes that may be running late due to inclement weather, mechanical or other unforeseen reason.

West Ottawa school buses transport approx. 6,100 students daily. 许多公共汽车已满员，可能没有多余的座位. “巴士卡”只能在紧急情况下由线上买球平台网址大楼办公室签发.

For student safety reasons, bus passes are NOT issued at the beginning of the school year.  Bus passes are not allowed until 9/14/20.

Yes. The school district provides transportation district-wide to support participation in the Montessori Program at Waukazoo Elementary. Bussing is provided to and from the student’s home primary address and/or joint custody address, if that address is in the District.

Yes. The school district provides transportation district-wide to support participation in the Spanish Immersion Program at Lakeshore Elementary. Bussing is provided to and from the student’s home primary address and/or joint custody address, if that address is in the District.

On May 20, 2010, an 11-year-old girl from the Detroit area died from being struck by a tree branch while leaning her head out the window of her school bus as the bus pulled away from her school building.  In the attempt to keep students from leaning out the window, as well as throwing backpacks and other items out the window, West Ottawa Public School buses have been modified to limit the window opening to approx. 半高，同时允许乘客舱充分通风.  Emergency exits on both sides of the bus, the front & rear of the bus and the roof of the bus remain fully operational.

法律不要求学线上买球平台网址运送普通教育网上买球正规平台. For most students, riding a school bus is a privilege provided by your local school board and is not a service that is mandated or paid for by the State. Schools receive no added funding from state tax dollars for choosing to provide – or not provide – pupil transportation. 根据法律，家长/监护人有责任确保你的孩子在上学. Michigan Compiled Law (MCL) 380.1321 outlines the obligations of the school district IF its board of education elects to provide transportation. Under Article 3 of the Revised School Code, the school district is obligated to provide for the transportation of a special education student if the Individualized Educational Planning Committee (IEPC) has determined that transportation is a specialized service which is included within and necessary to carry out the student’s IEP.

一般来说，公交车站不是和司机一起去的最佳时间. Buses run a tight schedule. At the bus stop, bus drivers need to remain focused on the safety of all students on and off the bus. If you must visit with the bus driver at the bus stop, 从巴士司机窗口(巴士左侧)安全接近司机. NEVER BOARD A SCHOOL BUS to visit with the bus driver – it can be very frightening to bus riders and can startle the bus driver. The best time to visit with the bus driver is after the driver has finished the bus run and has parked and secured the bus. You can request to speak with the bus driver’s supervisor or can request a meeting with your bus driver and a Transportation administrator by contacting the Transportation office.