Walking Distance to Bus Stop

The Regulations of the Delaware Department of Education 14 DE Administrative Code 1105, School Transportation, Section 8.6, governs the distance that a student receiving transportation benefits may be required to walk to the bus stop as follows:

"A spur to a bus route (where the bus leaves a main route) shall not be scheduled unless the one-way distance is greater than ½ mile..."

This regulation stipulates that a bus can not be re-routed and additional bus stops added unless the distance from the student?s home to the bus stop exceeds ½ mile.