TCDSB Policy Register 

TRANSPORTATION - S.T.01  

Policy

Transportation may be provided to pupils in Special Education Programs or where a substantial number of Catholic pupils have difficulty in availing themselves of a Catholic education.

Regulations:

1.                  Home to school transportation shall:

(a)                be provided for elementary level pupils who are deemed exceptional by an I.P.R.C. and require programs not offered in their home school;

(b)               be provided for elementary level pupils who are certified by a medical practitioner to be temporarily or permanently unable to walk to school due to ongoing medical issues and supported through Board approved documentation signed by a physician;

(c)                be provided for qualified pupils living within the transportation area of an Eastern Rite Catholic elementary school where the  walking distance to the school is more than 1.5 km;

(d)               be provided where no less than 30 existing or new elementary school pupils live more than 1.5 km from the nearest Catholic school or the proposed site thereof; or where safety hazards, as defined, exist;

(e)                be considered by the school principal for elementary level pupils as a temporary service where individual hardship exists and home to school transportation is the most appropriate response in accordance with the guidelines for extenuating circumstances as established by the Board from time to time; and

(f)                 where funds are available, service is provided for all (resident) pupils attending the gifted program who reside more than 1.5 km from the centre school which they attend.

(g)                where funds are available, service is provided for all French Immersion students (SK to grade 8) who reside more than 1.5 km from the centre school they attend.

(h)                be provided for students in select geographical areas whose home school is over subscribed and redirection to another local facility with sufficient capacity best addresses the needs of the community and the School Board;

2.                  TTC tickets shall:

(a)                be provided for elementary pupils attending St. Michael Choir School who live more than 1.5 km from the school;

(b)               be provided for individual pupils attending Eastern Rite Catholic Schools who do not live within a school transportation area;

(c)                where funds are available, be provided for elementary secondary school pupils as a temporary service where individual hardship exists and TTC tickets are the most appropriate response;

(d)               be provided for elementary school pupils attending partial immersion programs (middle immersion grades 5 to 8) where the walking distance to the program is 1.5 km or more and TTC service is available and utilized;

(e)                where funds are available, be provided for resident and non-resident pupils attending the Gifted Program who reside 1.5 km or more from the centre school and TTC service is available and utilized;

(f)                 be provided one way for resident and non-resident secondary school pupils enrolled in cooperative education programs provided that TTC service is available and utilized.

3.                  Regular home to school transportation for kindergarten programs shall:

(a)                be provided for all pupils who reside more than 1.5 km from the school to which transportation is normally provided; and

(b)               be considered by the school principal for any pupil residing less than 1.5 km from school where adequate parental supervision cannot be provided while en route to or from school or personal hardship, family circumstances or unusual hazards warrant.

4.                  Where funds are available, School to School transportation shall be provided for all Grade 5 and 6 pupils enrolled in the gifted program.

5.                  Anyone wishing to appeal a decision or recommendation made by staff can appear in person at the Board’s Administrative and Corporate Services Committee to present their case to the Board of Trustees.