The Board of Education shall furnish transportation for all children enrolled in the Wilton Public School system, such transportation to be consistent with reasonable economy of operation and the requirements of State Law as to safety and maximum distance each child shall walk to a bus stop. The Board shall also provide for its children enrolled in any grade from kindergarten to twelve, inclusive, attending nonpublic nonprofit schools therein, the same kind of transportation services provided for its children in such grades attending public schools when a majority of the children attending such a nonpublic school are residents of the state of Connecticut. Tranportation requirements for students who receive special education shall be determined on an individual basis consistent with the requirements of state and federal law. The primary objective of the bus operation is the safety and health of the children.
Routes are to be laid out so as to carry children to and from school as directly as possible.
Bus stops and their approaches shall be designated in non-hazardous locations. This Policy shall apply not only when the student is on the bus, but also when the student is waiting to embark, or has disembarked but the bus has not yet proceeded a safe distance from the bus stop.