Bus Routes & Rules

 

For further information, please contact Butler’s Bus Service at 603-787-6925. Listed below is a brief statement regarding rules for the transportation of students followed by the bus routes. The daily transportation of the area students is a privilege accorded by the school system and complies with statutory requirements regarding such transportation. To provide maximum safety, each eligible student riding the school bus shall conform to the regulations as established:
1. Not occupy any position that would interfere with the bus driver’s vision.
2. Remain seated at all times when the bus is in motion.
3. Not place bundles, books etc., in the aisles or step well or in front of the emergency door
of the bus. Any parcel a student brings on the bus must fit in their lap and cannot be
higher than the back of the seat facing the student.
4. Follow the same standards of conduct and courtesy that are expected in the classroom
or as prevail for the school system.
(Students must have permission to ride another bus. A “pass” must be given by an authorized
person before a student can ride on another bus.)

Newbury 2024-2025

For further information, please contact Butler’s Bus Service at 603-787-6925. Listed below is a brief statement

regarding rules for the transportation of students followed by the bus routes. The daily transportation of the

area students is a privilege accorded by the school system and complies with statutory requirements regarding

such transportation. To provide maximum safety, each eligible student riding the school bus shall conform to

the regulations as established:

1. Not occupy any position that would interfere with the bus driver’s vision.

2. Always remain seated when the bus is in motion.

3. Not place bundles, books etc., in the aisles or step well or in front of the emergency door of the bus. Any

parcel a student brings on the bus must fit in their lap and cannot be higher than the back of the seat facing the

student.

4. Follow the same standards of conduct and courtesy that are expected in the classroom or as prevail for the

school system.

5. Please keep the noise level to a minimum. This can cause a distraction for the driver whose top priority is

safety.

The bus drivers reserve the right to assign seats without cause to maintain a distraction free bus ride.

(Students must have permission to ride another bus. A “pass” must be given by an authorized person at the

school before a student can ride on another bus.)

Please have your child out 5 minutes before the stop times provided below and allow up to 5 minutes

after. Keep in mind that until a routine is established at the start of the school year times may vary.

Times will be more consistent a couple weeks into the start of the school year. Thank you in advance

for your patience. If your child is new or has changed addresses, keep in mind the roads that the

routes travel on, if you see we are already on that street have them out 5 minutes before the times

listed as well.

 

Oxbow 1 AM - Pauline-610 Scotch Hollow Rd, 615 R on Newbury Center Rd, 619 Right on Concord Rd, 621 R on

Fuller Rd, 625 1st stop Chelsee 4 Corners Rd Follow Fuller all the way to Bowen Rd, 630 turnaround at

Fulton Rd, back to Fuller Road L Turn, 640 turn sharp R on Swamp Rd, 655 turn sharp R up Jefferson Hill Rd

follow to Scotch Hollow Rd turn R, 710 turn R Crusher Hill Rd, 713 turn L on Corey Hill Rd, Follow back to

Scotch Hollow, 715 R at stop sign, 730 follow back to Newbury School, then Oxbow

Oxbow 1 PM - Pauline- 2:25/230 Oxbow High School, 2:45 Newbury Elementary School, N on Rte. 5, 250 Scotch

Hollow Rd to Corey Hill, 255 L on Crusher, 3pm R on Concord Hill, 305 R on Fuller Rd, 310 Bowen R

turnaround at Fulton Rd, 315 L on Fuller Rd, 320 sharp R on Swamp Rd, 340 sharp R on Jefferson Rd, 345

sharp R on Scotch Hollow Rd

Oxbow 2 AM - Ron- North & Brock Hill Rd - 701-706 North Rd turn L, 706-707 Tucker Mountain Rd turn R, 707-708

Tyler Farm Rd turn R, 708-711 Rogers Hill Rd turn L, 711-713 Rogers Hill Rd turn L, 713-715 O'Gorman Rd

turn L, 715-718 Tyler Farm Rd, turn R, 718-722 Snake Rd turn R, 722-724 Moore Hill Rd turn R, 724-728

Peach Brook Rd turn L, 728-730 Snake Rd turn R, 730-732 Old Rte.5 & Rendall - turnaround then L, 732

 

Rendell Rd receive students from Bus 3 for Newbury Elementary, 732-743 Rte.5 to NES, 743, Newbury

Elementary, 746-747, Chapell Rd to Rte.5 turn R, 747-754 Rte. 5 to Oxbow, 754 Oxbow

Oxbow 2 PM -Ron- 230-241 Newbury Elementary, 245-246 R on Chappell Rd, R on Rte.5, 246-252 stops from

NES to Snake Rd turn R, 252-256 Peach Brook Rd turn left, 256-258 Moore Hill Rd then L, 258-301 Snake Rd

turn L, 301-302 Rogers Hill Rd turn L, 302-306 Rogers Hill Rd turn L, 306-309 O'Gorman Rd turn L, 309-312

Tyler Farm Rd turn L, 312-313 Tucker Mountain Rd turn R, 313-319 North Rd & Brock Hill Rd turnaround, 319-

332 back to Rte.5 R turn, 332-333 Rte.5

Oxbow 3 AM - Ron- 625 XPO in Wells River, Rte.5 S, 635 R on Scotch Hollow by Newbury General Store, 645 R on

Wallace Hill, 650 L on Rte.25, 655 turnaround Leete Farm, 7am R on Leighton Hill Rd, 715 L on Scotch

Hollow, L on Perini Rd, 720 turnaround at first gate, 730 NES, 745 Oxbow

Oxbow 3 PM - Ron-  225 Oxbow High School, 245 Newbury Elementary, North on Rte.5, 255 XPO in Wells River

then turnaround, 305 Scotch Hollow Rd, across from Newbury Village Store, Perini Rd, 310 turnaround at the

first gate, 315 L on Scotch Hollow Rd, Wallace Hill, 325 Rte.302, 330 Leete Farm turnaround, Rte.302 East

335 Leighton Hill Rd, 345 Scotch Hollow Rd

 

When weather impacts driving, and there may be delays or closures for our school. We want to get students to school safely, which means that sometimes roads need to be prepared for bus travel.

The process to make the decision for a delay or closure goes like this:

1. Our contracted bus company, a private entity, communicates with the town road commissioners about the state of the roads and the time it will take to make the roads safe.  Roads may be considered passable but not necessarily safe for bus travel.
2. The bus company advises our superintendent on the safety of the roads for bus travel.
3. The superintendent makes the decision to delay or close, and sends out a communication to all staff and families. Communication will be through phone, text and email - based on what information families provided our front office.  Information is also sent to WCAX, and can be found online.

A few things to consider:

• NES shares bus runs with OHS.  These buses pick up students in Bradford, so Bradford roads impact NES buses.  
• There can be a real difference in conditions between main roads and back roads, and even between back roads depending on elevation, air temperature, and previous road traffic.

Above all, please remember:

If there's a delay at NES, students cannot be dropped off at school early, even if your road is safe to drive on.  There are no available staff on duty to supervise children.  Dropping students off early and unsupervised is a safety hazard.