Two Mile Distance
NEISD offers free school bus transportation to all eligible students who live two miles or more from their home campus. The distance a student lives from their home campus is measured using the shortest route traveled on publicly maintained roads between the nearest property line of the school and the nearest property line of the student's legal residence, based on Texas state guidelines. Elementary students may be required to walk up to 1/4 of a mile to a bus stop. Secondary students up to 1/2 of a mile to a bus stop.
Bus stops are not placed on dead-end streets, dirt roads, cul-de-sacs, private roads, streets that have limited clearance due to obstacles like narrow street width and low-hanging trees, and bus stops are generally placed outside gated communities. In all these instances, students may be required to walk more than the walk-to-stop distances indicated above.
To help with efficiency, bus stops may be discontinued or stops eliminated due to low ridership or non-use at any point during the school year. If the bus stop location changes, the transportation department will provide written notification to the students/parents and campus administration at least 3 school days prior to the change.
Magnet Programs
Students who participate in vocational programs or classes not offered at their home campus are provided a shuttle service to the magnet campus. For more information about the Dual Language program, read Dual Language Parent Letter /Spanish. For more information about the Pre K program, read Pre K Parent Letter /Spanish.
Special Needs
Special Needs students are eligible for transportation services if a need is established through the Admission, Review, and Dismissal (ARD) committee. If the committee determines the need for services, a route request must be approved. For more information, read Special Needs Parameters /Spanish.
Hazardous Transportation
Students residing within two miles of their home school may have transportation available if their neighborhood qualifies as hazardous under the district's hazardous transportation rating system, as stipulated and applied in accordance with state and local policy. A hazardous condition exists where no walkway is provided and students must walk along or cross a major traffic artery, an industrial or commercial area, or another comparable condition.
