02-05-2019, 01:27 PM
My (12yo) son waited for 20 minutes for his bus to come last Thursday. That's a failing in a couple of ways, mostly on us for not reiterating to him that if the bus doesn't show up he shouldn't just stand there, and for not checking the schedule while he was out there. I am upset about it, and some portion of that is with the board for not cancelling busses that day but ultimately I'm the one responsible for not making sure my kid understood how to handle the situation.
It's extremely difficult and I agree that the onus rests on parents. It would be fantastic if the bus companies sensed and published data but it seems very difficult for them to get there while maintaining a very tight budget.
It seems very likely to me that the people most vocally upset with the board or schools in this situation are also the most vocally upset about taxation. That's rather uncharitable I know.
It's extremely difficult and I agree that the onus rests on parents. It would be fantastic if the bus companies sensed and published data but it seems very difficult for them to get there while maintaining a very tight budget.
It seems very likely to me that the people most vocally upset with the board or schools in this situation are also the most vocally upset about taxation. That's rather uncharitable I know.