• Walkers/Bikers

    In accordance with state law, WCPSS does not automatically provide school bus transportation to students attending. School Board Policy directs the Transportation Department to evaluate whether to provide transportation within 1.5 miles based on walkability and cost factors. Based on these factors, no transport/walk zone boundaries are established. If your student resides in the no transport/walk zone, the parent or guardian is responsible for providing transportation to and from school. Parents are urged to discuss safety rules and to observe their children walking/riding bicycles to school. Children should wear safety helmets when riding their bicycles and scooters as required by law. 

    Approved Walker/Biker Neighborhoods: Autumn Park, Grove Park Village & Holly Grove Middle School 

    • Parents/Guardians must sign a Walker/Biker Permission Form yearly.
    • Parents/Guardians must accompany their child(ren) to and from school. If you wish to have your child released and unaccompanied by an adult, you must request and approve this method in writing.
    • Arrival: 8:45 a.m. – 9:10 a.m. (this ensures that students will not be late for class that begins at 9:15 a.m.); All walkers/bikers will enter the main campus and continue along the sidewalks to the main entrance of the school. (Pre-school walkers/bikers will use the bus loop entrance in the a.m./p.m.)
    • Departure: At 3:45 p.m., all walkers/bikers will be dismissed. Parent/Guardian pick up will occur at the media center. Students will be released when a staff member ensures that the parent/guardian that is listed on the Emergency Locator form is the person picking the student up by verifying proper ID. If a child is being released to another family member or friend, the office must be notified and will be verified with proper ID.
    • Participants and families will receive a numbered tag as a form of identification, matching and safety.
    • WCPSS Employees at Holly Grove Middle will be required to follow the procedures listed. A HGES staff member will not walk students to the middle school for convenience.
    • Parents/Guardians who live outside the “walk zone” Must apply and will be provided a Pink tag. K-5 students must be picked up by a legal guardian.
    • A walker/biker never gets into a parked car on campus.
    • An alternate dismissal plan may be implemented during inclement weather.
    • Lock all bikes and or scooters on the racks to deter crime.
    • Any inappropriate conduct by a parent or guardian during walker dismissal may result in the loss of privilege.
    • Please walk bikes through the carpool loop for the safety of all students, staff, and visitors.