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Transportation

Transportation

Oakland Schools Transportation Services is dedicated to supporting the safe, timely and efficient school bus transportation for over 90,000 students across Oakland County.

Oakland Schools leads a collaborative effort to provide special education transportation as well as cooperative purchasing for school bus parts, tires, drug and alcohol testing and physicals. Transportation Services also provides consultation services, computer software and support for school bus routing, fleet management and driver certification programs.

Dedicated to the education and professional development of transportation staff, Michigan State Mandated School Bus Safety Education and other training relative to school transportation are also offered. Our website includes resources for school personnel, students, parents and the community.

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Thomas Korth

Transportation Supervisor

Susie Gagnon

Transportation Specialist/Pda

Transportation Mental Health Awareness Series

Registration is Now Open!

The training will be offered during the following times:

  • November 18th, Monday
  • Febuary 10th, Monday 
  • May 19th, Monday 

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School Bus Light Guidance

Schools buses with overhead red and yellow lights (with or without bus stop signs)

  • Yellow lights are flashing: Prepare to stop
  • Red lights are flashing: Stop no closer than 20 feet from the bus
  • Red lights turned off: Proceed

 

Schools buses with overhead red lights (with or without bus stop signs)

  • Red lights are flashing and bus is stopped: Stop no closer than 20 feet from the bus
  • When red lights are turned off: Proceed

 

All school buses with yellow lights

  • Yellow hazard warning lights are flashing: Proceed with caution

 

Bus Driver Training

Please reference the sections below for more information by clicking each panel below.