Authorization for private school students to ride buses — Conditions.
RCW 28A.160.020
in effectEvery school district board of directors may authorize children attending a private school approved in accordance with RCW 28A.195.010 to ride a school bus or other student transportation vehicle to and from school so long as the following conditions are met: (1) The board of directors shall not be required to alter those bus routes or stops established for transporting public school students; (2) Private school students shall be allowed to ride on a seat-available basis only; and (3) The board of directors shall charge an amount sufficient to reimburse the district for the actual per seat cost of providing such transportation.
Every school district board of directors may authorize children attending a private school approved in accordance with RCW 28A.195.010 to ride a school bus or other student transportation vehicle to and from school so long as the following conditions are met:
(1) The board of directors shall not be required to alter those bus routes or stops established for transporting public school students;
(2) Private school students shall be allowed to ride on a seat-available basis only; and
(3) The board of directors shall charge an amount sufficient to reimburse the district for the actual per seat cost of providing such transportation.
Source: WA Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=28A.160&full=trueFetched: 6/29/2026