IMPORTANT UPDATE FOR THE 2025 - 2026 SCHOOL YEAR.

UPDATED 07/30/2025

Napoleon Area City Schools Transportation Department is happy to inform that we have been able to shrink our No Transportation Zone (aka Walk Zone) back down to the original one (1) mile for the 2025 - 2026 School Year!  However, we are not completely back to being able to offer everything that we used to provide prior to the failed levies.  

For right now, we are currently only providing School Bus Transportation to and from the student's home address who live more than 1 mile from their school of attendance.

Unfortunately we are still unable to provide School Bus Transportation for shared parenting, sitters/daycares.  We are currently training new potential bus drivers and after they are certified, we are hoping to be able to add these extra locations.  

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR BUS RIDERS:

As parents, you are an important part of the total safety awareness for students who travel to and from school on our buses.  Students benefit from learning to become safe pedestrians and passengers.

Here's how you can help maintain safe bus stop procedures:

• Go with your children to the bus stop.
• Tell your children to walk in groups, if possible.
• A parent/guardian or a trusted adult must be present at the bus stop for students in Preschool and Kindergarten.  If no parent/guardian is present, the student will be brought back to the bus garage/school where you will have to come and pick them up.  Waiver forms are available by contacting the Transportation Department.
• Regardless of weather conditions, students must be standing at their designated stop 5 minutes prior to the bus's scheduled arrival.
• If anything is dropped during loading or unloading of the bus, children should tell the bus driver.  Never attempt to retrieve the item themselves.
• When your child has to cross the street to get on or off the bus, the driver will advise your child when it is safe to cross in front of the bus.  Your child is taught the first day of school to watch for the driver to lower their hand.  This is the "safe signal" to know it is safe to cross in front of the bus.  PLEASE NEVER ADVISE YOUR CHILD TO RUN ACROSS THE STREET.  YOUR CHILD MUST ALWAYS WATCH THE DRIVER FOR THE SAFE SIGNAL TO CROSS.

Additional Information:

• If you are requesting transportation for your child, the CUSTODIAL parent/guardian needs to update all information in FINAL FORMS and contact the Transportation Department.  All transportation requests will take at least two (2) business days to be completed.
• Students are only allowed to ride the bus they are assigned to.  Permission for a classmate/friend to go home with your student will not be allowed unless they are already riding the same bus.
• If your child normally rides the bus home at the end of the school day, but you intend to pick them up, you MUST contact the school office prior to 2:00 PM to let them know.  It is unsafe for students to try and get off the bus while other students are loading.

Riding the School Bus is a privilege and those privileges can be taken away for student who fail to follow the bus rules.  Please read the Transportation Handbook with your children to make sure they understand the bus rules.  

Parochial Schools

• We will provide transportation for students in grades K-8 attending St. Paul Lutheran School, St. Augustine Catholic School and St. John Lutheran School that live inside the Napoleon Area City School District and live more than one (1) mile from the school they will be attending.  Transportation will only be provided to and from the student's home address.
• Request for transportation to one of the Parochial Schools is required every year and this request must be made by the CUSTODIAL parent/guardian.
  • Requesting transportation prior to the start of the school year, please fill out the Transportation Request Form. It is very important to have this form submitted by August 1st of every year.  Failure to do so may result in your student not having transportation the first day of school.
  • Any requests for transportation made after August 1st, you MUST contact the Transportation Department.
  • Any new requests, or change requests, made after the start of the school year will take a minimum of two (2) business days to be completed.