Frequently Asked Questions

Per Weymouth School Committee policy EE, WPS provides bus service for students under the following conditions:

• The student is attending a school within his/her assigned school zone;
• The student is in Kindergarten through grade six; and
• The student´s place of residence is over two miles from the school.

Students who are not eligible for district-provided transportation (grades 7-12 and elementary students) may apply for Pay Rider transportation, which requires payment of an annual bus fee.

The application process for bus transportation, including the Pay Rider program, begins in June for the following academic year. After the initial application period, we accept applications on a rolling basis, providing service as space becomes available on the buses.

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As approved by the Weymouth School Committee at their May 15, 2025, meeting, for the 2025-2026 school year, bus fees for Pay Rider students will be $265 for the 1st child, $265 for the 2nd child, and $105 for the third child. There will be a maximum fee of $630 for families who need transportation for 3 or more students.

Payments may be made via the Town of Weymouth online payment portal or by sending a check or money order to your student’s school. See the Bus Payment Information page for more details.

If your student has been assigned to a bus route/bus stop, that information will be listed in the Aspen parent portal starting in late August for the upcoming school year. To find your student’s information, log into Aspen, click on the “Family” tab in the upper left corner, and select your student’s name. Bus information, if assigned, will be listed in the lower left corner of the student’s default “Demographics” screen. The student’s bus number and bus stop will be listed. If your student does not have bus information listed, they have not been assigned a spot on the bus. Please contact transportation@weymouthps.org if you have any questions.

Bus Routes are published in late August; please note that bus routes are subject to change—and often do at the start of the school year—as stops are added and removed based on student need and scheduling adjustments. The routes list the start time for each bus run; please add approximately 1-3 minutes between each stop along the bus route to determine when you might expect the bus to arrive at your stop. Delays may occur due to traffic or weather conditions.

Parents/guardians are required to be present with their Kindergartener and/or first grader at the bus stop. If a parent or guardian is not present at the bus stop at drop off, the student may be returned to school and the parent/guardian will be responsible for picking them up at school.

No. Due to constraints on bus capacity and to ensure safety for all students, students are only allowed to ride their assigned bus to their home bus stop.

No. We only provide transportation to and from the primary address for the child that is listed in Aspen.

Parents are responsible for taking an active role in getting their students to and from their bus stops safely.  Students should arrive at their bus stops 10 minutes early and respect the location of the bus stop–many bus stops border private properties. 

Parents are urged to take an active role in supporting their students to and from the available bus stops.

Many factors influence bus stop locations, including the length of the bus routes.  

WPS runs a three-tier busing system. First, it uses all 30 buses available to the district to transport WHS students (Tier 1). Then, buses are used to transport Chapman students (Tier 2). Finally, the third tier of buses is scheduled to transport elementary students (Tier 3). 

As students move up from their neighborhood elementary schools to attend town-wide schools (Chapman and WHS), families will find that the first and second tiers offer fewer bus stops. Some of the factors that support the need for fewer stops are scheduling restrictions (school start and dismissal times), the grade/age/ability of the students, the length of the routes, and the distance serviced.

WPS Transportation always strives to be consistent throughout the town. However, some areas/streets of Weymouth are more accessible to buses than others. When the Transportation Department receives bus stop requests, staff investigate the requested stop location and determine what is possible. There are bus stops where children have to walk to reach their stop.

Parents are urged to take an active role in supporting their students to and from the available bus stops. 

Per Weymouth School Committee policy EEAEC, the school day begins when a student leaves home and ends when they return home. As a result, students are subject to their school’s Code of Conduct (in the school’s Student Handbook) during this entire period, including while riding the bus.

In the event of a behavioral incident on the school bus, the bus driver will report the incident to the school administrators. The school principal will then conduct a thorough investigation and make disciplinary decisions based on the findings.

Yes, every WPS bus is equipped with a 4-camera system for safety/security purposes.