BRADFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

2026 -2027 BUS RULES

For further information, please contact Butler’s Bus Service at 603-787-6925. Listed below is a brief statement regarding rules for the transportation of students followed by the bus routes. The daily transportation of the area students is a privilege accorded by the school system and complies with statutory requirements regarding such transportation. To provide maximum safety, each eligible student riding the school bus shall conform to the regulations as established:

1. Not occupy any position that would interfere with the bus driver’s vision.

2. Always remain seated when the bus is in motion.

3. Not place bundles, books etc., in the aisles, step well or in front of the emergency door of the bus. Any parcel a student brings on the bus must fit in their lap and cannot be higher than the back of the seat facing the student.

4. Follow the same standards of conduct and courtesy that are expected in the classroom or as prevail for the school system. 

5. Please keep the noise level to a minimum. This can cause a distraction for the driver whose top priority is safety.

The bus drivers reserve the right to assign seats without cause to maintain a distraction free bus ride. 

Students must have permission to ride another bus. A “pass” must be given by an authorized person at the school before a student can ride on another bus.

Please have your child outside 5 minutes before the stop times provided below and allow up to 5 minutes after. Keep in mind that until a routine is established at the start of the school year times may vary. Times will be more consistent a couple weeks into the start of the school year. Thank you in advance for your patience. If your child is new or has changed addresses, keep in mind the roads that the routes travel on, if you see we are already on that street have them outside 5 minutes before the times listed as well. 

Students who ride the bus home must have an adult or responsible student, in 4th grade or up, to meet them at the bus stop. If no one is there to meet the student, they will be returned to BES. If students are not picked up by 3:45pm, the Bradford Police Department will be notified.

2026 - 2027 BUS ROUTES

BRADFORD

Route 4 AM - 6:55 Piper Walling Rd, 6:57 Old Stagecoach Rd, 7:03 end of South Rd, 7:13 Rowell Brook Rd, 7:16 Cross Rd, 7:20 Kidder Rd, 7:25 25B/Appleton Rd, 7:27 High St, 7:30 South Pleasant, 7:31 North Pleasant, 7:35-7:40 Oxbow then BES

Route 4 PM - 2:35/2:39 Oxbow, 2:45/2:49 BES, 2:56 North Pleasant, 2:57 South Pleasant, 2:58 High St, 2:59 Appleton, 3:00 Piper Walling Rd, 3:05 Kidder Rd, 3:07 Cross Rd, 3:12 end of South Rd, 3:20 Rowell Brook Rd, 3:21 Cross Rd

Route 5 & 8 AM -  6:00 Willey Hill, 6:10 Dowing/Willey,  6:12 Powder Springs turnaround, Willey to Rte.302, 6:17 W on Rte.302, 6:20 Rte. 302/Rte. 25, 6:24 Gramps Store, 6:28 E. Orange Rd, 6:30 Waits River Store, 6:32 Lim law Rd, 6:35 E Corinth Store back up Rte.25 to Brook Rd, 6:37 on Brook Rd, 6:39 Miller/Brook Rd, 6:40 Pike Hill/Brook Rd, 6:41 Richardson/Brook Rd, 6:43 Brook Rd & Center Rd intersection, 6:45 Cookeville Rd to Corinth town hall, 6:47 Corinth Town Hall, turnaround, Cookeville to Goose Green Bridge, 6:49 Goose Green Bridge, 6:50 White/Chelsea Rd, 6:51 South/Chelsea Rd, 6:55 25/Chelsea bridge, then L to Flanders Brook Rd, 6:56 Flanders Brook, 7:00 Flanders/Erwin Rd, 7:04 R on Fulton Rd, 7:06 Fulton/Dickie Rd, 7:09 R on Wrights Mtn to Rte.25, 7:11 Wrights/Hatch Rd, 7:14 L on Rte.25 to Bradford, 7:16 Rte.25/Chase Hollow Rd, 7:17 Rte25/Kenyon Rd, 7:21 L on Rte.25B into Bradford, 7:23 High St/Rte.25B intersection, 7:30 BES, 7:34 OHS

Route 5 & 8 PM  - 2:35/2:39 OHS, 2:45/2:49, BES, 2:50 Turn R on Rte.25B, 2:51 High St/Rte.25B,  2:53 R on Rte. 25, 2:55 Rte.25/Kenyon Rd, 2:56 Rte.25/Chase Hollow, 3:00 R on Wrights Mtn Rd, 3:01 Hatch/Wrights, 3:05 L on Fulton Rd, 3:07 Fulton/Dickie Rd, 3:09 L on Flanders Brook Rd, 3:10 Flanders Brook/Erwin Rd, 3:12 Left on Rte.25, 3:14 R on Chelsea Rd, 3:17 Chelsea/South Rd, 3:18 Chelsea/White Rd, 3:20 Goose Green Bridge, 3:21 Continue on Cookeville Rd to Corinth town Hall, 3:25 Corinth Town Hall turnaround, back down Cookeville to Brook Rd, 3:27 L on Brook Rd, 3:28 Center/Brook Rd, 3:32 Richardson/Brook, 3:33 Pike Hill/Brook, 3:34 White/Brook, 3:35 R on Rte.25 towards ECG, 3:37 East Corinth Store, turn around back up Rte.25 towards Rte.302, 3:41 Rte.25/Lim Law Rd, 3:43 Waits River Store, 3:45 Rte.25/East Orange Rd, 3:47 Gramps Store, 3:50 Rte.25/Rte.302 intersection, right on Rte.302, 3:52 R on Willey Hill Rd, 3:55 Willey Hill/Downing, 4:00 Willey Hill/Powder Springs

Route 6 AM - 7:00 Depart Oxbow, 7:03 – 7:05 Fairgrounds Rd, 7:06 just after Interstate Bridge, 7:07 turn on Goshen E, 7:08 Goshen E & Rogers Hill, 7:10 Traveling up Rogers Hill, Rabbit Track & turnaround, 7:14-7:15 picking up 3900’s to 4000’s Goshen Rd, 7:17 turnaround at Wrights Mtn & Upper Rogers Hill, 7:20-7:22 picking up 2400’s to 2000’s on Goshen Rd, 7:24 on the hill of Goshen, 7:25 bottom of Goshen & Forest Lane, 7:26 picking up 400’s on Goshen Rd, 7:27 Bottom of Mink Hill Rd, 7:28 N. Pleasant St & Bank St, 7:30 BES, 7:35 Oxbow

Route 6 PM - 2:35/2:39 Oxbow, 2:45/2:49 BES, 2:51 North Main, 2:57 Bliss Store, R onto Old 25, stop at apartments on the right, to Cobblestone Alley, turn left onto Goshen Road, 3:00-3:01 Mink Hill Rd stops to Forest Lane, 3:01-3:09 Goshen Rd stops up to the Goshen T intersection, 3:09-3:12 L on Goshen at T headed to Goshen Church stops, 3:13 turning around just past the church headed back down Goshen, 3:15-3:16  back down Rogers Hill Rd stops down to Goshen, 3:16-3:18 L on Goshen to sharp corner, 3:18-3:20 Goshen then right onto Fairground w/stops

Route 7 AM – 6:55 Colonial Village, 6:56 Rte.25B stopping at Cobble Stone Alley - turn left onto Route 25, 6:59 Martins Quarry Rd, 7:02 Plateau Acres to north roundabout at stop sign, 7:04 Plateau Acres in first roundabout, 7:06 stopping at Saddleback Rd, Rte.5 South to the light turn R Lake Morey Rd, 7:10 Intersection of Lake Morey Road and Town Farm Rd, 7:11 Turn around back through the underpass to Route 5 113 Lake Morey Road on right, Back to Route 5 and take a right, 7:12 Lower Plain just before Pratt Farm & intersection of Rte.5 and Pratt Farm Rd, turnaround at pumps, 7:15 1403 Lower Plain just before apartments & Huntington Terrace Apartments, 7:16 1325 Lower Plain just after apartments, Turn R at the light across train tracks & turnaround at Farm Way, 7:18 Back across the train tracks & stop on the R at the trailer park, 7:19 turn R at the light, stop near O’Reilly’s, 7:21 282 North Main Street on the right, 7:23 116 Upper Plain first house at the top of the hill on the right, 7:24 Bradford Village Apartments (Meadow Lane), 7:25 538 Upper Plain just before the hair salon on the right, Then to Blue Spruce & Birch Rd turning around at the cul-de-sac, 7:27 stops at the first house on the right, 3rd and last house.  Left at the end and out to Rte.5, 7:24 turning R & stop at 613 Upper Plain on the right., 7:30 Oxbow, 7:32 BES

Route 7 PM - 2:25/2:39 Oxbow, 2:45/2:49 BES, Go to Route 5 and take a left, 2:53 116 Upper Pain first house at the top of the hill on the right, 2:54 Bradford Village Apartments (Meadow Lane), 2:55 538 Upper Plain (Just before the hair salon on the right),  Embellish Hair Salon, Then to Blue Spruce & Birch Road turning around at the cul-de-sac, 2:57 Stop at the 1st, 3rd, and last house.  Left at the end and out to Rt. 5, 2:59 Take a right and stop at 613 Upper Plain on the right, 595 Upper Plain,  3:00 511 Upper Plain, 3:02 Right back to Oxbow to drop off elementary kids to parents, Back to Route 5 and take a right, 3:03 67 Upper Plain, 3:09 Martins Quarry Rd, 3:11 Plateau Acres in first round about, 3:15 stopping at Saddleback Rd, 3:15 Valley Floors, 3:16 Rt 5 to the light turn right onto Lake Morey Rd., 3:17 Intersection of Lake Morey Rd. and Town Farm Rd., Turn around back through the underpass to Rt. 5, 3:18 113 Lake Morey Road on right, 3:19 Back to Route 5 and take a right, 3:20 1842 Lower Plain just before Pratt Farm, 3:21 Intersection of Rt. 5 and Pratt Farm Road, 3:22 Turn around at pumps, 3:24 1403 Lower Plain just before apartments, Huntington Terrace Apartments, 1325 Lower Plain just after apartments, 3:27 Right at the light across train tracks & stop at Farmway.  Stop at the trailer park, 3:28 Right at the stop light, 3:29 Stop just before O'Reilly's

 

When weather impacts driving, and there may be delays or closures for our school. We want to get students to school safely, which means that sometimes roads need to be prepared for bus travel.

The process to make the decision for a delay or closure goes like this:

1. Our contracted bus company, a private entity, communicates with the town road commissioners about the state of the roads and the time it will take to make the roads safe.  Roads may be considered passable but not necessarily safe for bus travel.
2. The bus company advises our superintendent on the safety of the roads for bus travel.
3. The superintendent makes the decision to delay or close, and sends out a communication to all staff and families. Communication will be through phone, text and email - based on what information families provided our front office.  Information is also sent to WCAX, and can be found online.

A few things to consider:

• BES shares bus runs with OHS.  These buses pick up students in Newbury, so Newbury roads impact BES buses.  
• There can be a real difference in conditions between main roads and back roads, and even between back roads depending on elevation, air temperature, and previous road traffic.

Above all, please remember:

If there's a delay at BES, students cannot be dropped off at school early, even if your road is safe to drive on.  There are no available staff on duty to supervise children.  Dropping students off early and unsupervised is a safety hazard.

Agency of Transportation Department of Motor Vehicles - School Bus Safety - Protecting Our Children: Tips for Drivers

https://dmv.vermont.gov/enf.../road-safety/school-bus-safety

School buses are among the safest forms of transportation for children, but safety depends on everyone. Whether you're a motorist, parent, or pedestrian, it's essential to understand how to keep our roads safe during school hours.

When You See a School Bus: Flashing Yellow Lights

What It Means: The bus is preparing to stop. Slow down and be ready to stop.

Your Responsibility: Never speed past a bus with flashing yellow lights.

Flashing Red Lights and Stop Signs Extended

What It Means: Children are getting on or off the bus.

Your Responsibility: By law, you must stop, whether approaching from the front or rear. Stay stopped until the lights stop flashing, the stop sign is withdrawn, and the bus begins moving again.

No Passing Zones

In Vermont, it is illegal to pass a school bus with its red lights flashing and stop signs extended, regardless of your direction of travel.

Tips for Safe Driving Around School Buses:

* Be Extra Cautious in School Zones and Neighborhoods: Children may cross the street unexpectedly.

* Observe Speed Limits: Slow down in school zones and watch for crossing guards.

* Stay Alert: Avoid distractions like texting or eating while driving.

* Watch for Children: Children may not always follow pedestrian safety rules, so remain vigilant.

Tips For Parents:

* Ensure your children know the safest route to and from the bus stop.

* Teach them to stay at least 10 feet from the bus until the driver signals it's safe to board.

Tips for Students:

* Always look both ways before crossing the street.

* Never walk behind the bus.

* If you drop something near the bus, do not attempt to retrieve it.

Vermont Law: Penalties for Violations

Failing to stop for a school bus with flashing red lights can result in hefty fines, license points, and even court appearances. These laws are in place to protect children. Always stop—it’s the law.