Transportation

Please contact Transportation for any information regarding your students' bus stop at (770) 429-3110. We will be available from 6 a.m.- 6 p.m. for the first two weeks of school.

Bus services are suspended for any student who does not utilize transportation for five (5) consecutive days morning or afternoon without prior notification from parent/guardian. You must contact your child's school and transportation to resume service. This may take up to five (5) days after request is made.

In an emergency situation which is approved by a school administrator, your child may receive a temporary bus pass. A note from the parent is provided to the school for such a request. If approved, the school will provide the student with a MCS Bus Pass allowing them to ride a different bus or get off at a different bus stop. Keep in mind that some of our buses are at capacity and cannot safely transport any additional students. Be prepared to make other arrangements for your child as there is a possibility that your request may not be granted.

Bus drivers are NOT allowed to drop students at a bus stop other than their assigned stop without a bus pass authorizing the change from a school administrator.

Special needs do not make temporary changes for the safety of all students involved. All transportation address changes must be made through your child(s) school

It will take three to five (3-5) business days to assign a child to a route after transportation has received paperwork. This is to obtain all emergency information, process routing information, contact driver team, communicate with parents and other professionals involved. Parent will transport until transportation is set-up.

Contact your child(s) school and have the school complete a new transportation request. The teacher will complete and send a special needs request to DSS Department of Special Services for approval. DSS will send a transportation request to our office for processing.

If it is a short-term absence, you may contact Dispatch 770-429-3110 or your drive team. If it is long-term absence, contact Transportation Supervisor ext. 7518 and the school for approximate dates of absenteeism.

SAFETY is our main goal and concern. Due to the needs of all students, last minute changes affect student’s routine, which may cause difficulties with parents, schools, and staff being notified in short notice.

Special needs transportation is in accordance with a student's needs as a related service to the IEP. Students who receive an education without an IEP are provided transportation through conventional means.

A child who has an I.E.P. does not automatically receive transportation unless the I.E.P. team writes this into the related services. If transportation is not included on the I.E.P. your child will be transported similarly to regular education students in your district.

Yes. The student must be waiting at the stop at least five (5) minutes prior to bus pick-up time regardless of weather conditions.

Weather, traffic, driver absenteeism, maintenance difficulties and unforeseen incidents are responsible for delays. You may also follow our parent app for accurate bus arrival times to your stop using the link below.

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