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School Bus Service Resumes on St. Croix Sept. 29 With Fleet of New Buses

A fleet of 15 new school buses owned by the V.I. Department of Education will begin servicing St. Croix students on Sept. 29, 2021. (Submitted photo)

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

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