Section 15.1-30-02 - Transportation payments - Board option1. The board of a school district in the state may pay to the parent of each student who resides more than two miles [3.22 kilometers] from the public school which the student attends a reasonable sum per day for each day the student attends the school, provided: a. The student is transported to school by an adult member of the student's family;b. The student's transportation is provided in a vehicle furnished by the student's parent;c. The student's transportation is paid for by the student's parent; ord. The cost of providing meals and lodging for the student at a location other than the student's residence is assumed by the student's parent.2. The board shall calculate the payment provided for in this section according to the distance between the front door of the student's residence and the front door of the school attended by the student, using the most direct public route.