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===Student MetroCard===
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The Student MetroCard was issued to New York City public and private school students who live within the city limits. It allowed free access to the NYCT buses and trains, depending on the distance traveled between their school and their home. The card program was managed by the [[New York City Department of Education|NYCDOE]] Office of Pupil Transportation.<ref name="nycgov-student">{{cite web|url=http://www.optnyc.org/ServicesAndEligibility/metrocards.htm|title=Student MetroCards|website=Office of Pupil Transportation|date=July 23, 2024 |publisher=New York City Department of Education}}</ref> In NYC, these cards were replaced by Student [[OMNY]] cards. In Nassau County, Student MetroCards are issued by individual schools which have pre-paid for the cards. In Westchester County, cards are also issued, but cost $58 per month, or $580 a school year.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Transportation / MetroCards: Bus Transportation for High School Students |url=https://www.yonkerspublicschools.org/metrocard |access-date=2024-12-09 |website=yonkerspublicschools.org |language=en}}</ref>

The DOE issues different colors of cards to students who live in New York City. Orange cards are given to students who are in grade K-6. Green cards are given to students who are in grades 7–12. Student MetroCards are allowed on the New York City Subway, non-express MTA buses, and the Staten Island Railway. Formerly, there was also a half-fare card that could only be used on non-express buses, discontinued in mid-2019.<ref name=nycgov-student/> Red cards are issued to students and parents when there is a school bus work stoppage.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Transportation Resources for Schools|url=https://infohub.nyced.org/in-our-schools/operations/transportation-resources-for-schools|access-date=2021-01-08|website=infohub.nyced.org}}</ref> Blue-and-purple cards are issued to Nassau County students and are only allowed to use the cards on NICE buses.<ref name=nycgov-student/> Up to three trips per day may be made on student MetroCards, though four-trip MetroCards can be authorized individually for students who must make more than one transfer between home and school.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.schools.nyc.gov/school-life/transportation/metro-cards|title=MetroCards|website=schools.nyc.gov|access-date=2019-07-14}}</ref>

Students who receive a student MetroCard must live:
* More than 0.5 miles away if they are in grades K–2<ref name="nycgov-student"/>
* More than 1.0 miles away if they are in grades 3–6<ref name="nycgov-student"/>
* More than 1.5 miles away if they are in grades 7–12<ref name="nycgov-student"/>

In May 2019, the MTA voted to phase out the half-fare student MetroCard and distribute only full-fare cards for students who qualify for a MetroCard.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2019/05/22/mta-full-fare-metrocards-for-city-students--|title=MTA Approves Full-Fare MetroCards for City Students|website=ny1.com|language=en|access-date=2019-07-14}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ny.curbed.com/2019/5/20/18632368/nyc-schools-full-fare-metrocards-students-mta|title=MTA authorizes full-fare MetroCards for NYC students|last=Ricciulli|first=Valeria|date=2019-05-20|website=Curbed NY|access-date=2019-07-14}}</ref>