According to the Commissioner of Education, school districts are not required to transport students to multiple locations. It is up to the discretion of each district—based on available resources and safety concerns—if transportation to multiple locations will be granted. Traditionally, Brighton has accommodated requests for alternate stop locations and allowed parents to:
- request multiple pick-up and drop off locations for their students (even within a given weekday), and
- submit bus passes at grades K-8 to change drop-off locations on a daily basis.
Due to safety concerns, the persistent nation-wide driver shortage, and limited resources, the Brighton Transportation Department will be scaling back on the services it can provide in terms of transporting to multiple locations.
We CAN accommodate requests for alternate locations on different days under the following conditions
- All stop locations are within the Brighton Central School District’s service area
- The transportation arrangements are consistent and not subject to change week to week
- Any changes will require a new form to be filled out and 3 to 5 school days for the new arrangements to be put in place.
- Transportation arrangements are not finalized until communicated in writing (email) by the Transportation Department
For example: the following transportation request would be granted.
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Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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Morning
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Parent 1’s Residence
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Daycare 1
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Daycare 2
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Parent 2’s Residence
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Daycare 1
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Afternoon
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Parent 2’s Residence
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Daycare 2
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Daycare 1
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Daycare 2
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Parent 1’s Residence
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Starting in the fall of the 2024-2025 school year, the Transportation Department can no longer accommodate requests to transport students to alternate locations within a given day’s morning or afternoon windows.
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We CANNOT accommodate requests for alternate locations within a given day’s morning or afternoon windows or schedules that alternate from week to week.
For example, the following request WOULD NOT be accommodated.
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Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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Morning
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Parent 1’s residence OR
Daycare 1
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Parent 2’s location OR
Parent 1 residence
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Daycare 1
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Daycare 2 OR Parent 2’s residence
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Parent 2’s residence
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Afternoon
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Daycare 1
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Daycare 2
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Parent 2’s residence OR
Daycare 2
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Parent 1’s Residence
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Daycare 2
OR Parent 2’s residence
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- Parents (divorced or separated) may request that their children have multiple pick-up and drop-off locations using the Dual Custody Form. Transportation may accommodate requests to different “home” locations on different days based on a consistent schedule provided by the family. Alternating weeks or other schedule variations are not possible based on safety concerns and will not be accepted.\
- Requests for same day changes will only be approved for EMERGENCY SITUATIONS ONLY. Requests must be submitted, in writing, to the Transportation Department at bcsd_transportation@bcsd.org, BEFORE NOON, and must be acknowledged and approved by the Director of Student Operations, or his designee.
- Bus schedules must be consistent from week to week. Alternating weekly schedules will not be accommodated.
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DAILY BUS PASSES AT K-5 WILL NO LONGER BE ACCEPTED.
Reason for the change: Ensuring the safe transportation of our students requires that each and every schedule change request to be approved, and then communicated to students, teachers, clerical staff, transportation staff, and bus drivers.
Our prior bus pass approval system required a complicated system of checks and balances, that were time sensitive, and difficult to maintain. Any potential breakdown in the system could result in a child being placed on the wrong bus and transported to the wrong location.
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