This section requires school districts to provide transportation for all children in grades kindergarten through eight who live more than two miles from the school which they legally attend. A district may choose to provide transportation for lesser distances as long as it is offered equally to all children in the district. As noted above, respondent does provide transportation for distances of less than two miles and its transportation policy provides for the uniform application of that policy. The accuracy of particular measurements may be confirmed, by ground measurements, as has been done in this instance. Accordingly, based on this record, I cannot find this methodology to be unreasonable.
Petitioners also object to respondent's relocation of the measuring point.
Petitioners allege that in prior years measurements were made from the intersection of a driveway in front of the main entrance to the school. They allege that they have measured the four distances from their homes to that point, using a measuring wheel, and found them to be over one-half mile for the second grade pupils and over one mile for the sixth grade pupils. In its supplemental affidavit, respondent's business manager alleges that he has personally measured those distances and found them to be under one-half and one mile, respectively. He does not state how he made his measurements. Specifically, petitioners allege that the measuring point was changed from the driveway at the main entrance to a corner of the school property.