Transportation

The school district provides busing to and from public and non-public schools within the district for all students whose homes are located as follows: Grades K-5: more than 1/2 mile from school; Grades 6-8: more than 3/4 mile from school; Grades 9-12: more than 1 1/4 mile from school, no forms are required.

All requests for changes and/or modifications of bus stops must be made in writing to the Transportation Office. No changes are possible during the first three weeks of school.

Parents of children attending non-public schools outside the district must register your child with Central Registration at 516-767-5470 and file a written request for transportation prior to April 1st for the following school year.

Write to:
Transportation Department, Port Washington UFSD
100 Campus Drive, Port Washington, NY 11050

For more information about Transportation, call (516) 767-5680.

• • Policy 4531 Field Trips and Excursions
  • Policy 4531-R Field Trip Regulations
  • Policy 5320 Student Conduct on School Buses
  • Policy 8134 Emergency Closings
  • Policy 8414 Transportation
  • Policy 8414-R School Bus Safety Regulation
  • Policy 8414.5-R Alcohol and Drug-Testing of Bus Drivers Regulation
  • Policy 8418 Anti-Idling Policy
  • Policy 8420-R Transportation to Locations Other than Student’s Home
  • Policy 8424 Transportation in Cases of Joint Custody
  • Policy 9400 Fingerprinting