Transportation

Contact SCDE staff member Barbara Clark at (803) 734-8244.

The State, acting through the State Board of Education, assumes no obligation to transport any child to or from school who lives within one and one-half miles of the school he attends, nor to provide transportation services extending within a one-half mile radius of the residence of any child, nor to furnish transportation for any child who attends a grade in a school outside the pupil's district when the same grade is taught in an appropriate school that is located within the school district in which the pupil lives. (SC Code 59-67-420)

School bus drivers are employed by local school districts. Contact your local school district concerning employment as a school bus driver. General information concerning the requirements and certifications for school bus drivers in South Carolina is available on our school bus drivers page.

Please reference the informational flyer for information regarding when to stop for a stopped school bus. Additional information concerning safety on and around school buses can be found on our transportation safety information page.