Section 340.282. Transporting resident pupils to schools outside district; private car.

(1) All of the following apply if a school district transports any of its resident pupils other than mentally handicapped, physically handicapped, or special education pupils, to schools outside of the district:

(a)   Whenever a school district transports pupils from grades closed or not operated in the district to a school or schools outside of the district, it shall also transport nonpublic school pupils in the same grades to nonpublic schools outside of the district, at least to the distance of the public schools located outside of the district and in the same general direction.

(b)      The board of education may contract for transportation by private car for transportation of schoolchildren outside the district whenever the board determines that the cost is excessive for transportation by bus of children living in isolated locations.

(c)   Boards of education shall not establish attendance areas of nonpublic schools.

(2) Private car is a privately owned vehicle with a passenger capacity of 11 pupils or less.

History: 1979 AC; 2012 AACS.