Bus riders are required to present their bus pass daily by scanning their passes when they enter and exit the school bus. Any rider who fails to present their bus pass, could be ineligible for transportation services until their bus pass has been presented. 

• Routes that have a waiting list for available seats (Updated 6/25/25):
  
  • Route A - AM & PM 
  • Route H - AM & PM 

Additional Information 

• All kindergarten students must have a parent, guardian or authorized person 18 years of age or older present at their bus stop before discharging them. The only exception allowed, is when the Transportation Department has preapproved a written permission from the parent/guardian allowing the child to walk home alone or to be released to a sibling. 
• Bonita USD will not dismiss a kindergarten student until the parent, guardian or authorized person comes to the door of the bus to receive the student. We will not release a kindergartner under any other circumstances such as: the parent is sitting in their car, or the parent waves at the bus driver from the door of the house, or the parent doesn’t come to the door of the bus, etc…
• We will wait no more than one minute past your scheduled drop off time. If a parent, guardian or authorized person is not at the bus stop to receive their kindergartner we will continue with the remainder of the route so that the other students are not late then return the student to their school of attendance.  

• ELOP Summer 2025 Transportation registration will open on Wednesday April 30th and will close on Friday May 23rd, 2025. Applications will be emailed to those who qualify on Monday April 28th. 

• Bus pass registration will be determined based on the available number of seats per bus, per site, and not on a first-come-first-served basis.
• Only complete an interest form for your child(ren) if they require transportation services.
• Students must first be enrolled in a BUSD school before an application is submitted for a bus pass.
• Bus stop times and locations will be emailed to the address you provide on the application by May 30th, 2025
• Transportation will assign the same bus stop for AM and PM services. Multiple stops are not allowed. 
• Upon processing of the application, you will receive an email from the Transportation Department with your student's assigned bus stop location and times for morning pick-up and afternoon drop-off. 
• Your student's bus pass will be printed and given to their driver for distribution on the first day of transportation services, June 16th.  

Bus riders are required to present their bus pass daily by scanning their passes when they enter and exit the school bus. Any rider who fails to present their bus pass, could be ineligible for transportation services until their bus pass has been presented. 

Registered ELOP riders are required to use their designated bus route for a minimum of four days to maintain their status as a registered rider. Individuals who use the service for less time will be reported to the Director of the SAC program and may face suspension from ELOP transportation services for the rest of the summer.

Bus Stop Locations & Times  

Additional Information 

• All kindergarten students must have a parent, guardian or authorized person 18 years of age or older present at their bus stop before discharging them. The only exception allowed, is when the Transportation Department has pre approved a written permission from the parent/guardian allowing the child to walk home alone or to be released to a sibling. 
• Bonita USD will not dismiss a kindergarten student until the parent, guardian or authorized person comes to the door of the bus to receive the student. We will not release a kindergartner under any other circumstances such as: the parent is sitting in their car, or the parent waves at the bus driver from the door of the house, or the parent doesn’t come to the door of the bus, etc…
• We will wait no more than one minute past your scheduled drop off time. If a parent, guardian or authorized person is not at the bus stop to receive their kindergartner we will continue with the remainder of the route so that the other students are not late then return the student to their school of attendance.  

Questions/Concerns

Bus riders are required to present their bus pass daily by scanning their passes when they enter and exit the school bus. Any rider who fails to present their bus pass, could be ineligible for transportation services until their bus pass has been presented. 

• Routes that have a waiting list for available seats: 
  • Route J - AM & PM 
  • Route E- AM & PM 
  • Route I - AM & PM 

• Routes that have a waiting list for available seats:
  
  • Route A - AM & PM 
  • Route C - AM & PM 
  • Route H - AM & PM 
  • Route D- AM & PM

• PM Route is full and has a waiting list for available seats

Additional Information 

• All kindergarten students must have a parent, guardian or authorized person 18 years of age or older present at their bus stop before discharging them. The only exception allowed, is when the Transportation Department has preapproved a written permission from the parent/guardian allowing the child to walk home alone or to be released to a sibling. 
• Bonita USD will not dismiss a kindergarten student until the parent, guardian or authorized person comes to the door of the bus to receive the student. We will not release a kindergartner under any other circumstances such as: the parent is sitting in their car, or the parent waves at the bus driver from the door of the house, or the parent doesn’t come to the door of the bus, etc…
• We will wait no more than one minute past your scheduled drop off time. If a parent, guardian or authorized person is not at the bus stop to receive their kindergartner we will continue with the remainder of the route so that the other students are not late then return the student to their school of attendance.  

• Bus Stops have been Designated by the Dispatcher and Transportation Director based on the address information provided on the bus lottery interest form.
• Assigned seats will be given to every rider on the first day that transportation begins. Seating charts are created based on the students' bus stops and shared members within the same household.
• Multiple stop locations are not available.
• School Bus Drivers are only allowed to pick up and release students at their registered approved stop approved by the district.
• Students will be asked to display their bus pass daily. Repeated failure to show passes may result in loss of riding privilege.
• In an effort to provide transportation for those in need, students that miss 5 consecutive days in a 30 day period will be removed from transportation. 
• All buses are equipped with video monitoring systems.
• All students (in grades higher than Kindergarten) will be self released at their bus stop.  If a student does not see a parent or guardian at a bus stop, and does not feel safe to be released at their stop alone, the student will be returned to the school site.
  • We cannot give courtesy calls at every stop, or wait more than 1 minute for a parent or guardian while unloading at our stops.