Yes. Track your student’s bus, get late and early arrival notifications, transportation announcements, and when your student was checked on and off the bus. MYRIDEK-12 is available online and through the app store. Instructions here.

No. Drivers may only drop students at their assigned stops to ensure safety and roster consistency.

Pickup will occur exactly 2 hours after the regularly scheduled time. For example, if your student has a regularly scheduled pickup time of 6:15 am, the delayed pickup time would be 8:15 am.

No. Students must remain on their assigned routes and use their designated stops.

Students should be at their stop 5 minutes before their designated pickup time. This ensures faster loading and accounts for slight clock differences, helping the bus stay on schedule.

Traffic, trains, weather, substitute drivers, mechanical issues, or delays at earlier stops. Students being ready at their stops and well-behaved helps minimize these delays.

Wait at least 20 minutes past the scheduled time. If the bus hasn't arrived, contact the Vidor Transportation Office at (409) 951-8760.

No. Students must be at their stop 5 minutes before the scheduled time.

Stops are placed in locations to serve the most students efficiently. Parents are encouraged to accompany students to the stop if safety is a concern.

Stops are designed to keep ride times short and routes efficient. Adding stops would require earlier start times and later drop-offs.

Yes. Drivers may assign seats to maintain safety and order.

Call the Vidor ISD Transportation Department. (409) 951-8760

Vidor ISD policy strictly prohibits bullying. Report incidents to the school or the Transportation Department immediately so disciplinary action can be taken.

Yes. Misconduct is reported to transportation coordinators and school administrators and may result in the loss of bus privileges and/or disciplinary actions on their assigned campus.

A driver may complete a referral for safety or conduct violations. Transportation staff and/or School staff will contact the family to resolve the issue.

No. Entering a school bus is illegal (Texas Education Code § 37.126) and compromises student safety.

No, except for students in specific special programs.

No. A parent or guardian must be present, or the student will be returned to the school. However, parents can contact transportation at asmith@vidorisd.org and provide consent for their student to be dropped off without an adult or parent present.

Students may be removed from the bus rider system if they have not used their assigned bus for an extended period of time. This helps keep routes accurate and ensures student safety. To ride again, a parent/guardian must either send a note to the school requesting bus transportation for that day or contact the Transportation Department to have the student added back into the system.