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Board adopts transportation handbook that clarifies walk zones and conditional busing
Summary
The Burlington Community School District approved a revised transportation handbook that defines walk-zone mileage (preK–4: 1 mile; grades 5–8: 2 miles; grades 9–12: 3 miles), rolls out MyRide K12 parent notifications, and establishes conditional busing review for safety exceptions.
The Burlington Community School District board on April 27 adopted an updated transportation handbook that clarifies student eligibility for district-provided busing, demonstrates the MyRide K12 parent notification app, and establishes processes for conditional busing requests.
District staff walked board members through maps showing the district’s walk-zone boundaries and explained the handbook’s mileage standard: pre-K–4 students living more than 1 mile from their home school will qualify for busing; grades 5–8, 2 miles; and grades 9–12, 3 miles. Staff noted that in some cases the…
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