Bus Eligibility Distance of 1.5 Miles At a glance What: a request to lower the distance for school bus eligibility from 2 miles to 1.5 miles. Where it stands: Filed 3-0 by the Operations and Governance committee, per the 2026-09-03 agenda. Next: None stated. Sources Posted agenda for 2026-09-03 - School Committee. Log 2026-09-03 - School Committee Item gb 6-26: look at changing bus transportation distance from 2 miles to 1.5 miles, to ease pick-up and drop-off traffic with the new school district lines. The standing committee filed it on a 3-0 vote; it was carried in the September 3 report.