St. Croix Students to Ride in New School Buses When Service Resumes Sept. 29

A fleet of 15 new school buses will begin servicing students in the St. Croix District on Wed., Sept. 29, as protracted negotiations between the V.I. Dept. of Education and Abramson Enterprises, Inc., which operates school buses on St. Croix, finally yielded a contractual agreement.

According to D.O.E., the new buses are the property of the V.I. Department of Education and marks the first time the general education student population on St. Croix would 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 and CTE 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-Oct. 1, as 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

Pickup Times at School Bus Routes

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 & 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
F’sted 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 PreK-8 School

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 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-F’sted 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