Bus Garage
1021 May Street
Charlevoix, MI  49720
(231) 547-3236

Bus Drivers: 11
Number of Bus Routes: 22
Daily Mileage: 1008
Yearly Mileage: 217,057
Number of Students Transported Daily: 728

School Bus Policy

1. Students in grades 5-12 may be required to walk up to one (1) mile to the pickup/return point. K-4 students may be required to walk up to one-half mile to the pickup/return point.
2. Routes for kindergarten students will be established to pick up and return students as close to home as feasible. If there are older students at the same pickup/return point as the kindergarten students, the kindergarten students will be expected to walk up to one-half mile to the pickup/return stop with the older students. Pickup/return points must be on a consistent daily basis.
3. All students will be picked up at a designated stop and returned to a designated stop on a consistent basis. When pickup/return points are different, arrangements should be made prior to the first day of school and must be on a consistent daily basis. If changes are necessary during the school year, such changes must be cleared through the transportation supervisor.
4. In case of emergency, or a sick babysitter, the student must have a note, including the name and address of the new stop, to ride a different bus.
5. Students should be at the bus stop at least five (5) minutes before the normal arrival time of the bus at that stop.
6. If it is necessary for a bus to run into a dead end stop, a turn around large enough for the bus must be provided and kept cleared of snow.
7. If a bus runs special for a student, the parent or students shall call the garage on the mornings he/she is not going to ride the bus (before the bus leaves garage). If a bus runs special for two consecutive days and no one shows, the bus will not run again until someone calls the garage (parent subject to this provision will be notified).
8. Students will be assigned a bus that covers the area in which they live. When more than one bus covers an area, students will ride only one bus and not be allowed to jump buses for convenience.

Adopted 3-3-1986
Revised 3-5-1990