General Information

We will  be partnering with GO Riteway to provide student transportation.  We are committed to providing safe and reliable transportation for years to come. 

NOTICE: ALL BUS RIDERS MAY BE RECORDED BY A VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM WHICH MAY ALSO INCLUDE AUDIO RECORDING.

Did the bus miss your stop? Don't need a scheduled pickup?

Please contact Go Riteway directly at:
608.519.2696 or email onalaska@goriteway.com
We encourage everyone to use the messaging feature in the eLink portal; this was information you received when you got your bus route notification, and can be accessed any time. 

1. Children attending Eagle Bluff Elementary may be eligible to ride the bus if they live within the Eagle Bluff attendance boundary. Students who are attending Eagle Bluff via a Boundary Waiver may not be bused.
2. Children living within the district and attend a school greater than 2 miles from their home may be eligible to ride the bus.
3. Children living within the district and in areas certified as hazardous by the District, Sheriffs Dept., and the Department of Public Instruction for walking to school may be eligible to ride the bus.
4. All Pre-K children living within the district are eligible to ride the bus providing that pick up and drop off addresses are within the correct School District of Onalaska elementary boundary.

IMPORTANT NOTICE!
Families using a BOUNDARY EXEMPTION (WAIVER) must provide Transportation for their children (SEE LINK TO MAP BELOW).

Open Enrolled and Boundary Exemption students are not eligible for busing but should apply as some may use existing routes and stops provided there is room on the route.

Please visit the District’s Transportation website periodically for updates, bus rules and procedures, and Busing Agreement. Always feel free to contact the Transportation Department for questions regarding any eligibility issues.

School District Boundary Map

S. 121.54 (9)(a), Wis. Stats., establishes the procedures to be followed in the development of an unusually hazardous transportation (UHT) plan. Sections 121.54(9)(am) and (b), Wis. Stats., specify the procedures to be followed by an individual who is aggrieved by a school board's UHT plan or the lack of a plan. (see State of Wisconsin / Department of Public Instruction)

School District of Onalaska has an Unusually Hazardous Transportation plan on record. This plan is developed at the District in conjunction with the La Crosse County Sheriff and is approved by the School Board and the State of Wisconin Department of Public Instruction.

School District of Onalaska UHT Plan (revised / approved April 24, 2017)