In Illinois, school districts must provide free transportation if a public school K-12 student lives 1.5 miles or more from their assigned school, or if they live closer but walking poses a serious safety hazard (traffic, rail crossings, crime pattern) as defined by IDOT/law enforcement, or if required by an Individualized Education Program (IEP).  The Village of Calumet Park covers 1.1 square miles, which omits our district from the 1.5-mile transportation mandate.  To ensure the safety of our students, we provide transportation for any students who must cross the major streets in the Village (127th St., Vermont St., Ashland Ave., Broadway Ave.).  Parents who qualify for transportation may request it when registering their children for school.

Bus Stops

Broadway & Canal	Broadway & Winchester	Water & Murray	York & Lincoln
Vermont & Winchester	Vermont & Wood	Wood & Union	Wood & Oak
127th & Winchester	126th & Winchester	126th & Honore	126th & Page
125th & Ashland	127th & Aberdeen	Vermont & Aberdeen	Vermont & Carpenter
Calumet School Bus lane	Burr Oak/Burr Oak Academy bus lane

 

 

 

 

 

Bus Expectations

Parent Roles & Responsibilities

1. Parents/Guardians are responsible for reviewing the “School Bus Expectations” pamphlet with their children.
2. Parents/Guardians are responsible for instructing their children to cross in front of the bus after being discharged, if the locations of their residence require them to cross the road at bus stops.
3. Parents/Guardians are responsible for the safety and supervision of their children from the time the children leave home in the morning until they board the bus.
4. Parents/Guardians are responsible for the safety and supervision of their child at the end of the day; from the time the school bus departs the unloading area until the children reach their home.
5. Parents/Guardians are liable for damage caused by their children to the property of others, including the school bus.
6. When children walk to, wait at, and walk home from the school bus stop, they must show consideration and respect for the property of citizens whose homes and places of business are along their routes.
7. Parents/Guardians should have their children ready to board the bus ten (10) minutes before the scheduled arrival time of the bus.
8. Parents/Guardians are responsible for getting their children to school safely if they miss the bus.
9. Parents/Guardians of children who walk to bus stops should develop specific routes that minimize their children's exposure to vehicular traffic when walking to and from the bus stops.
10. Parents/Guardians should talk to their children about obeying school crossing guards and traffic control signals.
11. Parents/Guardians should walk to and from the bus stops with their younger children, using this opportunity to teach their children proper pedestrian practices.  If parents cannot accompany their children, arrangements should be made for older children (sister, brother, or neighbor) to do so.
12. Parents/Guardians of special-needs children should be at home to pick up their children from the school bus at the end of the school day.  If parents cannot be home to pick up their children from the school bus, arrangements should be made for older children (sister, brother, or neighbor) to pick them up.
13. Parents/Guardians should use weather forecasts to determine how their children should dress.  Encourage children to wear clothing that not only keeps them warm and allows them to see where they are going, but also enables them to be seen.
14. Due to the danger of entanglement while boarding or getting off a school bus, parents should remove all drawstrings from their children’s clothes and book bags.
15. Parents/Guardians are responsible for completing the “Student School Bus Information” form.  Bus personnel or transportation staff may need to contact parents regarding emergencies or discipline matters.
16. Parents/Guardians should notify their children’s schools a week before they move to another residence.  Riding the school bus is a privilege.  This privilege may be temporarily denied or permanently revoked if the child's misconduct jeopardizes the safe operation of the school bus or the safety of the children riding it.