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2010-2011 Busing Information

If a local Board of Education provides transportation to its local public school for students who live over 2.5 miles from the school, the town is required to provide transportation for students who go out of district to attend a private school.

If a local Board of Education does not have enough students going out of district to fill a bus, they may choose instead to provide a reimbursement for transportation.

Each local Board of Education is permitted to evaluate annually how they will provide transportation for out of district student.Please be aware these lists can change and the payment options can vary from year to year.

There are three options for transportation to Union Catholic:

  1. Transportation is provided for no cost by the local Board of Education from the following towns: Elizabeth, Plainfield, Rahway, Union, Linden, Woodbridge Township (includes: Colonia, Avenel, Iselin, Port Reading, Sewaren, Fords, Hopelawn)
  2. For the 2010-2011 school year, the following towns provide a reimbursement for transportation. This year the reimbursement is $884. Your busing expense will equal the amount of your reimbursement plus a $300 non-refundable "Reserve A Seat Fee". You will be billed $442 in November and $442 in January for the cost of busing to UC. You should receive reimbursement from your Board of Education in January and June. The towns are: Berkeley Heights, Carteret, Chatham, Clark (over 2.5 miles), Cranford, Edison, Garwood, Gillette, Greenbrook, Maplewood, Metuchen, Middlesex, Mountainside, Newark, Perth Amboy, Piscataway, Scotch Plains/Fanwood (over 2.5 miles), South Orange, South Plainfield, Springfield, Warren, Watchung, Westfield (over 2.5 miles), Winfield Park
  3. The following towns provide no reimbursement. Your busing expense will be a $300 non-refundable "Reserve A Seat Fee". The towns are: East Orange, Hillside, Irvington, Kenilworth, Kearny, New Providence, North Plainfield, Orange, Roselle, Roselle Park, Scotch Plains/Fanwood (under 2.5 miles), Summit, Clark (under 2.5 miles), Westfield (under 2.5 miles)

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