Candler County Schools Transportation Department

08/30/2026

🚍 Important Reminder for Parents

If you know you will not be home or at your child’s assigned bus stop when the school bus arrives, please make arrangements to pick your child up from school.

Our top priority is the safety of every student, and we appreciate your help in ensuring that each child has a safe and supervised arrival home.

Thank you for your cooperation and support!

08/28/2026

5 hours later….We are here!

08/26/2026

08/12/2026

🚌 Training is underway!

Shakendra has started her journey toward becoming a Candler County Schools bus driver, and YOU can join her! She has her CDL permit and will be behind the wheel soon.

If you’ve ever thought about driving a school bus, now is a great time to get started. Come train with Shakendra and become part of our Transportation team! 🧡🖤

Call the Transportation Office at 912-685-7302 to learn more.

08/07/2026

⚠️ TRAFFIC & DISMISSAL UPDATE ⚠️

While we are grateful that the State has allocated funding to pave Highways 129 and 121, the ongoing roadwork is creating some traffic challenges and delays.

Today, the contractor experienced an equipment breakdown while moving machinery, which has reduced Highway 129 northbound into the city to one lane. A pilot car will be escorting traffic through the area, but please expect delays.

Traffic around Oak Tree Road and Highway 129 South is also expected to be congested, particularly during school dismissal.

Our school system has coordinated with the Candler County Sheriff’s Office and the Metter Police Department to provide additional support during dismissal today.

We appreciate your patience and understanding as we work together to provide the safest and most efficient dismissal possible for our students. Please allow extra travel time and use caution in the area.

08/07/2026

We made it through the first week of school. Thank you to our students, parents, and bus drivers for helping make a successful start to the school year!

Just a few reminders

Please have your child at the bus stop at least 5 minutes before the scheduled pickup time. Buses cannot wait for students who are still getting ready or walking out of the house when the bus arrives. Another bus will not be sent if your child misses the bus. Students should know their assigned bus numbers and bus drivers by now and be ready to board immediately when the bus arrives. This helps keep routes on schedule and ensures safe, timely arrivals.

Temporary bus changes will only be approved in emergency situations. Frequent bus changes can cause overcrowding and negatively impact the efficiency of our transportation system.

A responsible adult must be visible at the bus stop in the afternoons. If no adult is present and visible, the student will be returned to the school for safety.

Thank you for your continued cooperation and support. Working together, we can keep our buses safe, efficient, and on time.
Have a wonderful weekend!

08/05/2026

UPDATE: Bus 39 students are being transferred to another bus at the moment and will be on their way home shortly. We appreciate those who worked the accident and helped these students transfer buses. Thank you.

08/05/2026

Candler County Schools Transportation would like to inform families that one of our school buses, Bus 39, was involved in a very minor traffic accident on Webb Circle this afternoon.

Fortunately, no students, staff or public were injured. Law enforcement is on the scene handling the accident.

Students are being transferred to another bus as quickly and safely as possible so they can continue their ride home. As a result, they may arrive home a little later than usual.

We are grateful this was a minor incident and that no one was hurt. Thank you for your patience and understanding.