required for less than these numbers, the Board will propose such a route to the State Superintendent for approval.
Utah Admin. Rules R277-600-4 (November 7, 2016) Standards for Utah School Buses and Operations, p. 71 (2004)
Bus stops The Transportation Director will designate safe areas for bus stops. To promote efficiency, the minimum distance between bus stops will be 3/10 of a mile, unless safety is a concern. Bus routes shall avoid, whenever possible, bus stops on dead-end roads. A student is expected to walk to bus stops up to one and one-half miles for elementary students and two miles for high school students from home depending on the age and ability of the student. Special education students are responsible for their own transportation to bus stops except as provided otherwise in their Individualized Education Program (IEP).
Utah Admin. Rules R277-600-6(5), (6) (November 7, 2016) Standards for Utah School Buses and Operations, p. 71 (2004)
Roads A bus route may follow only public roads that are constructed and maintained at such standards that the condition of the road will not subject the passengers on the bus to undue hazard and will not subject the District or any of its employees to liability for injury or property damage. Standards for Utah School Buses and Operations p. 72 (2004) Changes Whenever a bus route is extended to pick up additional children, the Transportation Director will analyze extra costs and time and obtain prior approval from the State Board of Education. The District will consider whether student reimbursement will be more economical. Standards for Utah School Buses and Operations p. 71 (2004) Routes as alternatives to construction When the District is not using facilities efficiently, the Transportation Director, with permission from the State Superintendent, will examine the use of bus routes as an alternative to building construction. Building construction alternatives include elementary double sessions, year-round school, and attendance across district boundaries. Utah Admin. Rules R277-600-6(10) (November 7, 2016) Standards for Utah School Buses and Operations, p. 72 (2004) Planning process In order to establish bus routes that will adequately meet the needs of pupils, the Board or District Pupil Transportation Director will procure a map of the area served by a particular school or school system. Information on the road conditions, railroad crossings and other factors that might affect the particular operation should be recorded on the map along with the location of homes and the number of school age children in each. Satisfactory school bus stops should be identified along streets and highways where buses can travel with the least amount of risk. The number of pupils to be transported and the distance to be
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