Walking Zones

Walking Zones

 

Outlined in School Board Policy 810


Guidelines


1. To all school districts for the transportation to and from school of elementary school pupils including kindergarten pupils, residing one and one-half (1 ½) miles or more by the nearest public highway from the school in which the pupils are enrolled and to which transportation is authorized under Section 1361 of this act or residing in areas where the road or traffic conditions are such that walking constitutes a hazard to the safety of the child when so certified by the Department of Transportation. The Department of Transportation shall take into account the presence of sidewalks along the highway, but such presence or lack thereof shall not be controlling and the department shall consider all relevant safety factors in making its determination as to whether or not walking constitutes a hazard to pupils. Such elementary school pupils shall include nonresident children who are placed in the home of a resident, or who are residents of an orphanage, or home or children's home or other institution for the care and training of orphans or other children.

2. To all school districts for the transportation to and from school of secondary school pupils residing two (2) or more miles by the nearest public highway from the school in which the pupils are enrolled and to which transportation is authorized under Section 1361 or this act or residing in areas where the road or traffic conditions are such that walking constitutes a hazard to the safety of the child when so certified by the Department of Transportation. The Department of Transportation shall take into account the presence of sidewalks along the highway, but such presence or lack thereof shall not be controlling and the department shall consider all relevant safety factors in making its determination as to whether or not walking constitutes a hazard to pupils. Such secondary school pupils shall include nonresident children who are places in the home of a resident, or who are residents of an orphanage, or home or children's home or other institution for the care and training of orphans or other children.