JAY – School Committee members Thursday will consider adoption of a student transportation policy that sets guidelines for bus transportation to and from school.

The current student transportation policy does not outline how far a student must live to get bus transportation to school.

The proposed policy states that children in prekindergarten to grade one would be transported as close as practical to their residence or child care place. However, they may be required to walk to an established bus stop if it is deemed by the transportation director to be impractical because of unsafe circumstances

Children in grades two to six would be entitled to transportation if they live over a third of a mile from school, and students in grades seven to 12 are entitled to a school bus ride if they live over a half-mile from school.

The School Committee will take up the proposal at 6 p.m. Nov. 1 at the Jay Middle School.