Bus Information

The district provides bus transportation to all district school sites. Bus transportation is available for families and households that exist outside of the designated walking zone for Corey Elementary, Gilbert Elementary, Emery Elementary, Pendleton Elementary, Whitaker Elementary, The Buena Park Learning Center, Beatty Middle School, and Buena Park Middle School.

We look forward to serving you and your family.

 

All students eligible for District bus transportation must obtain a current bus pass. To be eligible to ride the school bus, your child(ren) must meet at least one of the following criteria:

• resides outside the minimum transportation distance of .85 miles (grades Kindergarten through fifth or 1.5 miles (grades 6-8); distance measured by radius from school
• Special Education student with an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) requiring bus transportation
• the school District has identified your child as requiring bus transportation to meet a District need
• child qualifies for temporary transportation services under the Choice Program in association with No Child Left Behind (NCLB) legislation

 

Note, even if your child meets one or more of the above criteria, your child will NOT qualify for bus transportation if any of the following applies:

• child’s parent/guardian has accepted responsibility for transporting their child to another school in Buena Park School District (Intra-District Permit Request form #1901)
• child’s parent/guardian agreed to provide safe and timely transportation (to and from school) for their student (Inter-District Transfer Application form #1900).

 

Bus pass applications are available through ParentSquare. Bus passes will be issued to qualifying students within the first few weeks of school. Bus transportation is a privilege extended only to students who display good conduct while preparing to ride, riding, or leaving the bus. Continued disorderly conduct or persistent refusal to submit to the authority of the driver shall be sufficient reason for a student to be denied transportation. Riders will:

• follow the instructions and directions of the bus driver at all times
• arrive at the bus stop five (5) minutes prior to scheduled pick-up time and stand in a safe place to wait quietly for the bus
• remain seated while the bus is in motion and not obstruct the aisle with their legs, feet, or other objects
• refrain from noise or behavior that distracts the driver
• keep all parts of the body, hands, arms, or head inside the bus at all times
• refrain from throwing objects from the bus.

 

Video cameras may be used on school buses to monitor student behavior while traveling to and from school and school activities. Students found to be in violation of the District’s bus conduct rules shall be subject to discipline in accordance with District policy and regulations.

 

The following link is the English Online Bus Application  (https://app.informedk12.com/link_campaigns/bus-pass-application-73715781-ef41-4d89-9591-e85dbb8f4464?token=gTSsWs6H1LHYc86wBvHfpbB7).

The following link is the Spanish Online Bus Application. (https://app.informedk12.com/link_campaigns/bus-pass-application-spanish?token=KSa5xTUKxHBv9mpqvpgu9YRa)

The following link is the Korean Online Bus application. (https://app.informedk12.com/link_campaigns/bus-pass-application-korean?token=UHh1gWpmK2dSvNWr8R2NKicb)

For the 2023-2024 school year, all bus pass applications are due by September 15, 2023.