Bus Transportation Services

Bus Routes

Bus routes and bus numbers are updated annually before the beginning of each school year. Bus routing information may be accessed through the Athena Webquiry tool Edulog WebQuery or the Athena Parent Portal  Edulog Parent Portal

If additional information is needed, please access the Transportation Help Desk or visit your school's website homepage and click on the Transportation Help Desk circle icon in the Quick Links section.  You may also visit our Transportation Services website.

Young Bus Riders Option One & Two

All students in grades Pre K - 1st grade are considered young riders. For their safety, Bulloch County Schools requires parents to choose if their Pre Kindergarten, Kindergarten, or First-Grade student can unload from the bus alone (Option 1); or if their child must have an authorized person (18 years or older) at the approved stop to meet the bus (Option 2)

Parents must provide their child’s school with a list of authorized persons (18 years or older) that can pick up the child at the bus stop. It is the parent’s responsibility to provide the school with changes to the approved list. Changes must be submitted in writing unless the change is made to remove someone who may pose an imminent danger to the child. This can be done by calling the child’s school but must be followed up in writing the next school day.

If a young rider has not been authorized to unload from the bus alone or an authorized person does not show up at the bus stop to pick up a student, then that child must remain on the bus until the bus driver can return the child to their school. At this point, the school administrator is responsible for contacting the child’s parents so that the child can be picked up at the school. If the bus driver cannot return to the child’s school prior to running their middle/high school bus route, then the child must remain on the bus until that route is completed. Please notify the school at once that the child is safe and in your presence. If a bus driver arrives at a stop earlier than the designated drop-off time the driver will wait until that time.

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.