![]() does sound like an excessive amount of time. Maybe more money will go toward more bus drivers.Ģ hrs. And obviously, don't forget to vote for the school levy when that comes around. ![]() If there are no laws in place against this, maybe it's time to contact City Counsel to try to establish a law. Possibily even contact the other parents who's children ride the bus to encourage them to do the same. Also, many cannot "hold it" and might have potty problems.Īlthough I do not have an answer for your questions on the length of time allowed, I encourage you to contact everyone you can to complain. Children that young have a very hard time sitting for that length of time which could result in behaviour problems at school. I think is is wonderful that you are not only trying to correct this problem for your children, but also for the others who have the same issues. So many people look for a "quick fix" to a problem such as just driving your child to school (when in fact that might be much more difficult for you) rather than actually trying to solve the problem. I don't know if my winded post helps you any!įirst off I want to say KUDOS TO YOU. No he's in 3rd grade and rides the bus to and from school every day. By then, my son was older and better able to handle some situations and started riding the bus in the mornings and afternoons, but I did pick him up one day a week. When I had my next son, I still drove him to school and the bus brought him home because I just did not like the idea of him riding the bus an hour in the morning when the school was only 3 miles away! On the way home he was the first dropped off, so his ride was 15 minutes.īut when I had my third son, I did not want to pack up my oldest, an almost 2 year old and a newborn in the van. Then we began having him ride the bus home. I started driving my son to school for his mainstreamed Kindergarten because I was worried about him on the bus (he has high functioning autism). He had an aide on the bus and sat in a car seat, so he had someone to play with or could doze. I'm also a SAHM and my 10 year old rides the school bus.ĭuring his preschool years he rode the bus for an 1 1/2 and that's because he was going to a special school that was a bit further from my house. Please don't feel bad about your child riding the bus and your a SAHM. Riding the bus to school is part of the experience. I'm looking for a way to change the system. Some of these children are going to a babysitter who cannot load up the children she is watching to pick up another. I could drive my children to school but what about all the other children left on their buses for over an hour. They have cut back on the drivers mileage by combining routes and in the long run, they have upset most of their parents. That is a lot of mileage to drive just because the system is too bullheaded to change the schedule. That is 120 miles a day 4 days a week and 80 miles on Friday. I would then have to wait another 2 hrs and pick them up. Wait about 2 1/2 hrs and take the same 40 mile round trip to drop off my daughter. Therefore, I would make a 20 mile trip to take my kid to school, 20 mile trip home. She will go to afternoon preschool 4 days a week half a day. My daughter will be starting preschool at the same school my son attends. However, before I receive any more suggestion about driving my child to school, let me explain why I would rather not. I greatly appreciate the suggestions I have received. Any website address or information you can give me would be greatful. This is in no way the bus drivers fault as she is very upset by the whole situation. I recently read an article about how long children are allowed on a bus and I would like to have the info when I contact the bus garage to complain. It stated the wrong bus number for my child to return on and listed the incorrect drop of time. ![]() The bus information published in the paper was wrong and it was published anyway. I'd rather her not be on a bus that long. My 3 1/2 year old daughter will be riding the bus home from preschool starting on Tuesday. Today should be about 1/2 hr earlier and then hopefully another 15 min in a week or so. My 6 year old son is in Kindergarten and was on the bus for almost 2 hours yesterday. Does anyone happen to know what the laws are on how long a child can be on a bus.
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