Students

Who Can Ride the School Bus?
A request for private transportation (the school bus) is completed each year for each K - 8 student at the time of enrollment. The Board of Education Transportation Division for school districts determines "hazardous route" claims.

Busing services are supplied by the public school district in which you reside. Therefore,  school bus related questions are best directed to your respective school district’s busing office rather than the HCA office. For the 2023/2024 school year, districts that our busing our students include:Rumson, Fair Haven, Little Silver, Red Bank and Shrewsbury. 

General Information and Busing Rules
Changes to a Student's Daily Transportation Routine
It is important that we know how your student will regularly get to and from school. If there is any change in your student’s regular transportation, please contact the school nurse with changes.

Changing Buses / Going Home with a Friend
Be aware that students may not switch buses due to district policies. If a student is going home with a friend, private transportation is required. If we do not have a note from you and your child states a change in transportation, we will adhere to the normal means of transportation.

School Bus Rules for Students
Time spent on the bus is an extension of the school day; therefore, students are expected to behave on the bus the same as they do while in the school.

• Mobile devices and games are not to be used while on a school bus.
• Students are to use quiet voices as loud talking, singing etc. may distract the driver, keep other students from hearing instructions, or prevent the driver from hearing signals from emergency vehicles.
• Students are to remain seated at all times. If the driver has assigned seats, the seat assignments are to be honored. Students are not to put anything out the window of the bus (head, hands and feet included).
• In vehicles where seat belts are available, students are to use them properly.
• Students are to be courteous on the bus and refrain (as always) from using profane language.
• Students are to keep the bus clean. Eating, drinking and gum chewing is prohibited on the school bus.
• Students are to get off only at their assigned stop.
• Students are to cooperate with the driver - the driver is always in charge. Any additional instructions from the driver are to be followed.

School Bus Behavior Policy
If there are behavior problems, the bus driver will notify the school principal. Consequences will be implemented according to the HCA Discipline Policy available on the Parent Portal. If the problem persists, the district has the right to suspend a student's bus privileges, either temporarily or permanently. If the district recommends that a student be removed from the bus, the principal will support it, resulting in the student's loss of bus services leaving the parent/guardian  responsible for an alternate mean of transportation.