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Non-Public Transportation

Need transportation for your child to a non-public or private school? The WCASD Transportation Department explains how to submit your yearly request, with easy options to complete the form online or download a PDF. Find instructions, deadlines, and contact information to make sure your child is ready for a safe ride to school. 

Important: Please scroll down for weather-related busing information.

Transportation Procedure for Non-Public Students

The West Chester Area School District has revised its transportation procedures for private school students to ensure compliance with State regulations as governed by Act 372 of the PA School Code.  Annually, the District will require a request from every parent/guardian for each student desiring daily transportation, periodic transportation, or once a year.  This new procedure is a departure from the prior practice of receiving a roster of students directly from your school. 

2025-26 School Year

The District will only transport students who have a completed Student Transportation Request Form on file.

There are two ways to complete this process:

  1. Scroll down this page and fill the form out online
  2. Downloading and completing the 2025-26 school year Student Transportation Request Form obtained here or receive a copy through your school. 

To return the form to our department, either email it to transportation@wcasd.net or send by mail to:

WCASD Transportation Department
782 Springdale Drive
Exton, PA 19341

The submission deadline is July 1, 2025.  Thank you for your cooperation and our department is available to answer any questions at 484-266-1040.

Non-Public Student Transportation Request Form

Weather-Related Busing for Non-public and Private Families

The West Chester Area School District (WCASD) will provide transportation for all our resident students based on the decisions made by our District Administrators. Our district transports to over 70 different schools, and it would be impossible for us to honor the individual schedules and arrangements for each of these schools. The decision regarding closures, delays, etc. are made to ensure the safety of all of our students and are based on the condition of the roadways within our district and the surrounding areas.

For weather-related conditions:

  • If the WCASD is closed, we will not provide busing for non-public or private schools.
  • If the WCASD is operating on a delay, we will transport non-public or private school students based on the delay schedule, even if the non-public or private school is opening at its regular time.
  • If the WCASD is operating on its regular schedule, but the non-public or private school is on a delay, we will transport the non-public or private school student at the regular time. It is the responsibility of the non-public and private schools to provide supervision for their students at the regular start time.
  • If the WCASD closes early, we will inform the schools of this decision by email and automated phone messaging as soon as possible. Notice of the closure will be posted on the WCASD website, and we request each school contacts their families regarding the early closure.
  • If the non-public or private school dismisses early, no individual adjustment can be made, and we can only provide transportation at the regular dismissal time. The students will remain at their school until the regular dismissal time, or parents can provide transportation home.

All weather-related decisions for our schools are posted on our website and announced on the three major news networks. We would send phone calls to your school administrators of our decisions if the school provided us with a direct phone number at the beginning of the school year.