Bus Transportation Services

Bus routes and bus numbers will be updated after July 15 of each school year. You may search bus routes and bus numbers using the Edulog tool on our school district website. Direct your questions concerning school bus transportation to the Transportation Department at 212-8640.

Bulloch County Schools provides bus transportation services for students. All school buses and bus stops are extensions of the classroom, so please speak with your child about proper behavior while using bus transportation services. This service is a privilege, not a right, and it may be revoked.

Young Bus Riders

Young bus riders are defined as pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, and first grade students who ride a school bus. All young bus riders who unload from a school bus alone must be met by an authorized person, unless a parent or guardian authorizes the bus driver in writing to let a young bus rider unload from the school bus alone, without being met by a designated person. A Young Bus Rider Form must be completed and signed before the first day of school by the parent or legal guardian of each young bus rider. Forms may be obtained at any elementary school, the school district's Transportation and Technology Annex, or via the above link. Complete the form and return it to your child's school. Parents or guardians may also complete a Young Bus Rider Form as part of the new student registration process or as part of the annual update of a returning student’s information via the Infinite Campus Parent Portal or a school computer kiosk. The form is embedded in those online processes.

School Bus Safety 

School bus drivers have authority over, and responsibility for, students while on the bus. It is the student’s responsibility to adhere to the Bulloch County Schools Code of Conduct, follow established school bus rules, and to listen and follow directions from their school bus driver. Proper student behavior is vital because distracting bus drivers could be hazardous to student safety, the safety of the driver and the safety of other vehicles and drivers on the road. Students and parents/guardians should be aware that students are responsible for their actions and behavior. The privilege of school bus transportation can be denied if students do not conduct themselves properly.

1. Have all items in your book bag before you leave home so you don’t drop anything.
2. Arrive at the bus stop five minutes before the bus is scheduled to come.
3. Once at your bus stop, wait in a safe place, at least 12 feet away from traffic.
4. If you miss the bus, never chase after a bus, never walk to another bus stop, and never drive to another bus stop.
   • Go back home. Get help or use a phone to call for help to get someone you know to take you to school.
   • Walking or driving to another stop is very dangerous. Your bus driver will not expect you, and will not know to look for you.
5. Keep electronic equipment packed away. Never use electronic devices or wear ear buds/headphones when getting on or off the bus. You must be able to hear your bus driver and be alert to any danger.
6. Follow directions from the school bus driver the first time they are given.
7. Remain seated.
8. Use classroom conduct at all times.
9. Respect the rights and safety of others.

Video Surveillance Equipment on Buses

Bus Behavior

School buses and bus stops are extensions of the classroom. For this reason students are expected to behave and follow all school and bus rules and the district’s Code of Conduct while they use bus transportation services. A student who does not abide by these rules or the Code of Conduct threatens the safety of all students and employees on the bus, and the student will be reported to a school administrator. School administrators will determine if the student may or may not continue to have the privilege to use bus transportation services. A school administrator's decision is final.

Bus Discipline

Disciplinary action for bus misbehavior is administered by the school administrators or other designee at the school. School administrators have the authority to impose an immediate suspension for serious offenses. The administrators may also add any other disciplinary action deemed necessary. School bus drivers do not discipline children, although they have the prerogative to assign seats or move a child from one seat to another to solve a discipline problem. If a student engages in physical acts of violence, bullying, vaping, sex-related offenses, or other acts which endanger themselves or other students, the student will be subject to the disciplinary consequences explained under the other relevant sections in the Bulloch County Schools Student Handbook.

• First Offense - In-school conference and parent contact when warranted; correction and/or replacement defaced/damaged school property; other appropriate consequences.
• Some offenses may warrant disciplinary action, such as bus suspension, in-school suspension, or out of school suspension
• Subsequent Offenses - Bus suspension, in-school suspension, or out of school suspension.

• First Offense and Subsequent Offenses - Bus suspension, in-school suspension, or out of school suspension.

• The disciplinary actions for these offenses will be bus suspension, in-school suspension, and/or out of school suspension, and/or suspension from bus transportation for up to the remainder of the semester or year.

• First Offense - In-school conference and parent contact when warranted; correction and/or replacement of defaced/damaged school property; other appropriate consequences.
• Some offenses may warrant disciplinary action, such as bus suspension, in-school suspension, or out of school suspension.
• Subsequent Offenses - Bus suspension, in-school suspension, or out of school suspension.

• First Offense and Subsequent Offenses - Bus suspension, in-school suspension, or out of school suspension.

•  The disciplinary actions for these offenses will be bus suspension, in-school suspension, and/or out of school suspension and/or recommendation for long-term suspension or expulsion and/or suspension from bus transportation for up to the remainder of the semester or year.