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Transportation

Welcome

Welcome to the Watauga County Schools Transportation page. Watauga County School Bus Transportation operates 36 buses, traveling 2192 miles per day, to safely transport approximately 1307 students to and from school each day. Our bus drivers and transportation personnel are committed to providing safe, efficient, and orderly transportation service for all eligible students in Watauga County. If you have any questions or concerns regarding school bus transportation, please speak with your school principal or contact the Transportation Department at 828-264-6391. 

Transportation Information

To locate the school that your child is zoned to attend, please visit http://edulog.wataugaschools.org/webqueryweb/webquery/
 

To request for your child to be assigned to a school bus, please complete the Student Transportation Request Form.

 

Approved Motorcoach List for North Carolina Schools

 

School Bus Route Information on Inclement Weather Days

If a decision is made the roads are unsafe for travel, an announcement will be made to convert the day into a remote learning day, an optional teacher workday, annual leave day or modified routes. 
Limited school bus routes are used when road conditions are acceptable on more heavily traveled roads but not all roads. 

Limited Bus Route Information

The current status of bus routes at each school may be found in the chart below. Below the chart, you may find more information on the specifics of limited routes at each school. 

Route information below will be updated by 1:45 p.m.

Limited Route Information

Limited Routes A

Buses will travel these routes during Limited Routes A

Meet the Transportation Department Office Staff

a photo of three women who work in the transportation department wearing matching WHS sweatshirts and standing in front of a mountain sunrise.

Our Transportation Department Office Staff help keep things running smoothly and help answer questions about transportation that any WCS families may have. Janet Tanner is the Transportation Manager, Heather Strickler is the Administrative Assistant/Bookkeeper and Alena Greer is the TIMS Coordinator. 

Pictured from Left: Heather Strickler, Janet Tanner and Alena Greer

Transportation Staff

Alena Greer

TIMS Coordinator
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Wesley Hollar

Fuel Truck Driver
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Nathan Jernigan

Technician
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Heather Strickler

Administrative Assistant/Bookkeeper
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Janet Tanner

Transportation Manager
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Kevin Winebarger

Lead Technician
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