Bus Ridership Information

The Weymouth School Committee policy addressing bus service for Weymouth students is below:

A student is provided transportation if all of the following conditions are met:

•  The student is attending a school within his/her assigned school zone;

•  The student is in grades kindergarten through grade six; and

•  The student´s place of residence is over two miles from the school.

There is no transportation offered to students in grade seven through grade twelve beyond the pay rider program. 

Pay riders are accommodated if sufficient space remains on the bus for them, priority being given to younger children who live farthest from the school.  The Principal will authorize pay riders in accordance with School Committee Policy.

If the fee for the pay rider program presents a hardship to an individual family, a family may apply for a waiver through the school Principal by a written request accompanied by documentation of annual income.

In order to ensure adequate space on buses, all students must ride the bus to which they are assigned.  In addition, students must be picked up and dropped off at their assigned neighborhood stops based on residency.

Parents/guardians of kindergarten and first grade students are responsible for making sure that someone meets their child at the bus stop each day.  If a responsible person is not present at the bus stop the student shall be returned to their school and a parent/guardian must pick up their student.

Bus transportation is a privilege and may be withdrawn by the Principal for misbehavior.