In accordance with the policies of the Marlborough School Committee, yellow bus transportation will be provided to students based on the following stipulations:

• Marlborough Public Schools has identified a list of streets that are not eligible for yellow bus transportation, referred to as walking zones.  Students whose home address is on these streets are NOT eligible to ride the bus.  Daycare providers on these streets WILL NOT receive yellow bus transportation.  The list is available under Walking Zones Information with the title “Walking Zones by Street 25-26.”

• Students whose home address is NOT on the Walking Zone list are eligible for yellow bus transportation.  Eligible students are required to register annually for yellow bus transportation using the link below.

• Students registered for the bus will receive a district issued bus pass.  Students will be required to carry the bus pass to ride the bus.  Bus pass checks will be conducted frequently throughout the year, and students without a bus pass will not be allowed to ride the bus.

• Students that live in walk zones are not eligible for yellow bus transportation.  These students will not be allowed to register for transportation and will not be allowed to board buses by walking to bus stops set up for streets in the bus zones.

• Marlborough Public Schools yellow bus transportation operates using community bus stops for neighborhoods that are located on main roads that service those neighborhoods.  Bus routes are being designed to avoid driving into neighborhoods.  Students who live in busing zones will be required to walk to community bus stops.

• Students are required to carry their district issued bus pass

• Students are required to stay seated and not lean into the aisles (keeping their hands/feet to themselves) throughout the entire bus ride

• Students who need to cross the street to get onto the bus must look for the drivers "thumbs up" notification to ensure their safety while crossing the street

• Food/drink (including gum) is NOT allowed on the bus

• Students must use an "inside voice" at all times on the bus

• Kindergarten students are to sit in the front rows

• Students must ride the bus for which they are assigned (unless approved by school administration)

• Students may be at risk of losing their bus privilege if rules are not followed

• Students should never walk alongside the bus or attempt to retrieve an object on the ground near the bus.  Wait until the bus pulls away before picking it up. 

Buses are equipped with interior cameras that record video and audio for the safety of students.