Magnet bus stops are provided for students at countywide magnet schools. These are different than neighborhood bus stops. Countywide magnet routes provide Charleston County students with the unique opportunity to attend any countywide magnet school of their choice. However, parents and students should consider the following factors when opting to utilize a countywide magnet bus route:

• Magnet routes are typically longer than traditional neighborhood bus routes; ride times may exceed 90 minutes in some areas.

• Magnet bus stops are centralized and typically within 5 miles from the student’s home although in some areas distances may be greater.  

• Magnet bus stops are considered “parent assisted” and not intended to be stops which students can walk to or be left unattended.

• Magnet bus stops are typically assigned to commercial shopping centers that allow sufficient space for buses to enter and exit from safely. Bear in mind that magnet stops are occasionally relocated, as the land owners have the ultimate authority concerning the existence of magnet stops on private property. 

• All students should arrive at magnet bus stops 10 minutes prior to the scheduled pickup time.

• Bus drivers cannot wait at bus stops.

Countywide Magnet Schools Receiving Bus Transportation through CCSD:

See table below

Only students who have accepted a seat for a constituent district magnet school and live in the constituent district for that school will be eligible for bus transportation through CCSD. 

• These are not traditional bus stops. Magnet bus stops are centralized and typically within 5 miles from the student’s home although in some areas distances may be greater.  

• Magnet routes are typically longer than traditional neighborhood bus routes; ride times may exceed 90 minutes in some areas. 

• Magnet bus stops are considered “parent assisted” and not intended to be stops which students can walk to or be left unattended. Magnet bus stops are typically assigned to commercial shopping centers that allow sufficient space for buses to enter and exit from safely. Bear in mind that magnet stops are occasionally relocated, as the land owners have the ultimate authority concerning the existence of magnet stops on private property.

Bus Transportation by Constituent District for Magnet Schools

Parents or guardians are responsible for the safety, conduct, and timely arrival of their children to, from, and at the designated school bus stop before and after the arrival of the school bus for pick up and transport to school and the timely departure of the child after the school bus leaves the designated school bus stop after transporting the children from school. The phrase "arrival of the school bus" includes the time that the school bus assigned to the bus stop activates the required pedestrian safety devices, stops, and loads or unloads students until the school bus deactivates all pedestrian safety devices. (SC CODE OF LAWS - SECTION 59-67-415).

Memminger students who reside in the attendance zone qualify for traditional neighborhood bus stops. If a bus stop is not within three-tenths (3/10) of a mile from their residence they can request a stop through the CCSD Transportation website.