Bus Transportation




As new parents, you may have questions and concerns regarding transportation. This page is provided to help you and your child to become familiar with some of the policies and procedures that are followed, specifically regarding bus transportation. First and foremost, the bus schedule is permanant and is not subject to change. The stops that are provided are the safest, most optimal options, and have been in place for many years. These are the only locations where the bus will provide service for your child.

Secondly, you should be at the bus stop 15 minutes prior to arrival to ensure that your child is on time for the bus. Also, please give the bus an additional 15 minutes if it is not on time. This is especially important during the winter months, when weather and traffic are unpredictable. The bus is on a very rigid schedule, and special time cannot be given to accommodate tardiness. Please follow the schedule and be on time. If you do find yourself tardy, please consult the schedule and find the next best stop - according to time - to drop off your child. DO NOT follow the bus, expecting it to stop, because the driver has specific orders to only stop at the assigned spots.

If you would like to change the location where your child is being dropped off or picked up, or if s/he is going home with a friend or relative, you must submit notification in writing in advance. For safety reasons we cannot drop your child off at an alternate location without this proper, advance notification. In the case that you cannot pick up your child on time, s/he will remain on the bus until the end of the run, and will then be escorted back to the METCO, Inc. office (20 Dimock Street, Roxbury) to await pickup. The office, however, is not a daycare center - and will not be used as such. This policy is only in place as a convenience to the parents, so please do not abuse this privilege!

There are also some rules on the bus that pertain to the safety and behavior of your child.

  • 1) Parents, for the safety and welfare of the children, are not allowed on the bus under any circumstances. This rule is not flexible, and violators will be subject to consequences administered by the proper authorities.

  • 2) There is no eating on the bus. Many children have food allergies and, therefore, we cannot allow food on the bus. * Water is allowed, but only in plastic containers.

  • 3) Children are expected to remain seated at all times, and to follow the rules of school while on the bus. If children overstep their boundaries, they will be subject to being written up by the bus monitors and/or drivers. After three (3) incident reports, the offender(s) will be suspended from the bus, and will not be allowed to ride for an indefinite period of time.

  • 4) Electronic devices - such as Gameboys and CD players - are allowed on the bus, but they are the sole responsibility of the students. The monitors and drivers are not liable if these devices are lost, stolen, or damaged.

  • 5) Just as in school, cell phones are NOT allowed on the bus. In the case of an emergency, the monitors and drivers have phones available for communication.


    • In consideration for the driver and the safety of everyone, it is important that your child understands, respects, and follows the rules and policies of the bus!


    This notice was created by Mr. Hunter Austin, and adapted for this web site by Ron Colosi, Jr.
    Last updated: September 28, 2005 at 10:51 a.m.