General education bus transportation is provided for all students who live 1.5 miles or more from school. State statute (105 ILCS 5/29-3) defines the measurement as the distance from the exit of the property where the pupil resides to the point where pupils are normally unloaded at the school attended; such distance shall be measured by determining the shortest distance on normally traveled roads or streets. Lemont High School uses the intersection of Catherine Street and Porter Street when determining the distance from campus, as it is the closest intersection to where buses pick up and drop off students.
School and bus rules must be observed at all times for the safety of all occupants. While en route to or from school, students are considered to be in school. Appropriate conduct is expected, and rule infractions are reported to the deans.
Parents/guardians annually complete a transportation survey as part of registration. At that time, parents/guardians indicate whether their children will utilize bus transportation during the upcoming school year.
Bus Routes
Bus drivers are part of the school staff, and students are expected to show them respect. All students must follow the district’s School Bus Safety Guidelines. Gross disobedience or misconduct that provides grounds for suspension from riding the school bus includes:
- Prohibited student conduct as defined in the Student Code of Conduct
- Willful injury to a bus driver or to another rider
- Willful and/or repeated defacement of the bus
- Repeated use of profanity
- Repeated willful disobedience of the bus driver’s or other supervisor’s directives
- Such other behavior as the administration deems to threaten the safe operation of the bus and/or its occupants
The district’s regular suspension procedures shall be used to suspend a student’s privilege to ride a school bus. Vandalism of bus seats and other property will result in financial assessment and disciplinary action. Students should be ready to display identification cards when boarding buses.
