A fleet of 15 new school buses will begin servicing students in the St. Croix District beginning Wednesday, Sept. 29, following the finalization of contractual agreements between the Department of Education and Abramson Enterprises Inc., the company that operates the school buses.
The new buses are the property of the Virgin Islands Department of Education, and this marks the first time the general education student population on St. Croix will be transported in buses owned by the department. Historically, access to school buses on St. Croix had been contracted through Abramson. Special Education students on St. Croix have been transported in department-owned school buses since 2018.
PreK-3rd grade and Career and Technical Education Center students attending in-person classes will be picked up at designated locations in or near their neighborhoods. School bus service will not operate for Claude O. Markoe Elementary School, Sept. 29 through Oct. 1 because the school has reverted to virtual learning due to COVID-19 exposure on the campus.
Motorists are reminded to observe all safety signage and speed limits when approaching a stopped school bus or when driving in a school zone.
Parents are reminded to ensure their children follow school bus safety rules, including:
A face mask must be worn at all times, covering the nose and mouth, while at the bus stop and riding the school bus.
Students may sit no more than two persons per seat.
Students are expected to be waiting at the bus stop closest to their residence at least five minutes before the bus arrives.
Students should not be standing or playing in the roadway.
Students should ensure traffic has stopped before stepping into the roadway to load and unload the bus.
Students must always follow the instructions of the school bus driver.
Pick-up Times at School Bus Stops
Career and Technical Education Center (CTEC) East End bus will start pick-up at 6:45 a.m.
Pearl B. Larsen pick up at 7:30 a.m.
Juanita Garden pick up at 7:30 a.m.
Eulalie R. Rivera pick up at 7:30 a.m.
Ricardo Richards pick up at 7:45 a.m.
Lew Muckle pick up at 7:45 a.m.
Alfredo Andrews pick up at 7:45 a.m.
Claude O. Markoe pick up at 7:45 a.m.
School Bus Routes
St. Croix Career and Technical Education Center
Cotton Valley-Solitude-Mount Pleasant-Tipperary Entrance-Mount Washington-Tide Village-Welcome Gas Station-Water Gut Shanty
Harbor View-Princesse Shanty-Glynn Shanty
Catherine’s Rest-Humbug-Tamarind-Work & Rest-Strawberry
Aureo Diaz-Mon Bijou-Calquohoun-Coble-Upper Love-Golden Grove-Croixville
WIM Hodge Pavilion-White Bay-Hannah’s Rest-St. Georges Shanty
Frederiksted V. Market-La Grange Shanty-Concordia Entrance
Cane Carlton-Williams Delight
Campo Rico Shanty- Whim-Carlton
Louis Brown-Paradise Mills-Adventure-Lorraine Village
Pearl B. Larsen School Pre-K to 8th Grade
Cotton Valley-Solitude-Mount Pleasant-Tipperary Entrance-Mount Washington-Tide Village-Welcome Gas Station-Water Gut Shanty
Princesse Route 752-Harbor View
Juanita Gardine K-8 School
Water Gut Shanty-Harbor View-St. John’s Shanty-Princesse Shanty
Catherine’s Rest Shanty-Questa Verde Entrance
Eulalie R. Rivera K-8 School
Upper Love-Croixville-Enfield Green-Adventure-Mount Pleasant-Estate Diamond-St. Georges
(ESL) Louis Brown-Paradise Mills
Enfield Green-Mount Pleasant-Paradise Mills-Louis Brown
Carlton-Whim-Good Hope-Campo Rico
Cane Carlton- Williams Delight-Estate Cane
Concordia Entrance-La Grange Shanty-Frederiksted V Market
Ricardo Richards Elementary School
Mary’s Fancy-Bourne Esperance-Diamond Ruby
Lew Muckle Elementary School
Tamarind-Humbug-Anna’s Hope-Rattan-Sion Hill-Castle Coakley-Peter’s Rest
Alfredo Andrews Elementary School
Castle Burke Shanty-Aureo Diaz-Clifton Hill Shanty-Harvey- Profit
Mon Bijou Shanty-Glynn Shanty-Calquohoun Shanty
Bonne Esperance-Morning Star
Claude O. Markoe Elementary School
White Bay-WIM Hodge
Williams Delight-Cane Carlton-Paradise Mills-Louis Brown
(ESL) Concordia-La Grange-F’sted V Market
Seventh-day Adventist School
Frederiksted-St. Georges-Lorraine Village-Princesse Shanty-Paradise-Work & Rest-Water Gut Shanty
St. Joseph’s School
Catherine’s Rest Shanty-Humbug-Strawberry-F’sted-Williams Delight Shanty-Lorraine Village
Princesse Shanty
Cotton Valley-Solitude-Mount Pleasant-Tipperary Entrance-Mount Washington-Tide Village-Welcome Gas Station-Water Gut Shanty
St. Mary’s School
Kingshill Shanty-Anna’s Hope Shanty- Princesse Shanty
Cotton Valley-Solitude-Mount Pleasant-Tipperary Entrance-Mount Washington-Tide Village-Welcome Gas Station-Water Gut Shanty
St. Patrick’s School
Lorraine Village-Whim-La Grange
Good Hope Country Day School
Princesse Shanty-Strawberry- Frederiksted
Cotton Valley-Solitude-Mount Pleasant-Tipperary Entrance-Mount Washington-Tide Village-Welcome Gas Station-Water Gut Shanty