Bus overcrowding

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Deny boarding. Parents have to figure out transportation.

Some kids were denied boarding due to overfill coming home.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They are counting on people to try the bus, dislike it, and drive their kids instead.

This. Also, people start to slack in the morning and start missing the bus accidentally or choosing to drive to sleep later. It will work out.

[Anonymous]

This happened to us, so they added a new bus to the route (after they hired a driver).

[Anonymous]

Our middle school is two miles down a hill from our house, and we don’t have a bus. We both work full time and school lets out at 2:30. With the weather being nice, it’s not an issue but I’m seeing some difficult afternoons in our futures. We do have after school clubs starting next month, which will help, but not every day.

I feel like working families should be prioritized for transportation. We had to certify we needed SACC in elementary school, why not this? No car, or no adult available due to work schedule, you get a bus. If not, walk.

Would also be open to paying a sliding scale fee for private transportation (like SACC). This problem needs some innovation to solve.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our middle school is two miles down a hill from our house, and we don’t have a bus. We both work full time and school lets out at 2:30. With the weather being nice, it’s not an issue but I’m seeing some difficult afternoons in our futures. We do have after school clubs starting next month, which will help, but not every day.

I feel like working families should be prioritized for transportation. We had to certify we needed SACC in elementary school, why not this? No car, or no adult available due to work schedule, you get a bus. If not, walk.

Would also be open to paying a sliding scale fee for private transportation (like SACC). This problem needs some innovation to solve.

Nope. Not equitable at all. You have no idea of the reason one parent may not be working full time in a family. Maybe that parent is working part time. Maybe that parent is caring for an aging parent and cannot work but still cannot pick up their kid. Maybe the parent is disabled in some way. Everyone who goes to public school should have access to the bus and it should never be dependent on “who’s working.” What a ridiculous statement.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our middle school is two miles down a hill from our house, and we don’t have a bus. We both work full time and school lets out at 2:30. With the weather being nice, it’s not an issue but I’m seeing some difficult afternoons in our futures. We do have after school clubs starting next month, which will help, but not every day.

I feel like working families should be prioritized for transportation. We had to certify we needed SACC in elementary school, why not this? No car, or no adult available due to work schedule, you get a bus. If not, walk.

Would also be open to paying a sliding scale fee for private transportation (like SACC). This problem needs some innovation to solve.

Nope. Not equitable at all. You have no idea of the reason one parent may not be working full time in a family. Maybe that parent is working part time. Maybe that parent is caring for an aging parent and cannot work but still cannot pick up their kid. Maybe the parent is disabled in some way. Everyone who goes to public school should have access to the bus and it should never be dependent on “who’s working.” What a ridiculous statement.

It is very equitable. If there is no driver at home, then you get a bus. If there is an able driver available, you don’t.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our middle school is two miles down a hill from our house, and we don’t have a bus. We both work full time and school lets out at 2:30. With the weather being nice, it’s not an issue but I’m seeing some difficult afternoons in our futures. We do have after school clubs starting next month, which will help, but not every day.

I feel like working families should be prioritized for transportation. We had to certify we needed SACC in elementary school, why not this? No car, or no adult available due to work schedule, you get a bus. If not, walk.

Would also be open to paying a sliding scale fee for private transportation (like SACC). This problem needs some innovation to solve.

Both you and your husband MUST leave for work before middle school car line drop-off at 7:00 am? i find that implausible.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our middle school is two miles down a hill from our house, and we don’t have a bus. We both work full time and school lets out at 2:30. With the weather being nice, it’s not an issue but I’m seeing some difficult afternoons in our futures. We do have after school clubs starting next month, which will help, but not every day.

I feel like working families should be prioritized for transportation. We had to certify we needed SACC in elementary school, why not this? No car, or no adult available due to work schedule, you get a bus. If not, walk.

Would also be open to paying a sliding scale fee for private transportation (like SACC). This problem needs some innovation to solve.

Both you and your husband MUST leave for work before middle school car line drop-off at 7:00 am? i find that implausible.

It’s the after school pick up that is a problem, if you read my post.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our middle school is two miles down a hill from our house, and we don’t have a bus. We both work full time and school lets out at 2:30. With the weather being nice, it’s not an issue but I’m seeing some difficult afternoons in our futures. We do have after school clubs starting next month, which will help, but not every day.

I feel like working families should be prioritized for transportation. We had to certify we needed SACC in elementary school, why not this? No car, or no adult available due to work schedule, you get a bus. If not, walk.

Would also be open to paying a sliding scale fee for private transportation (like SACC). This problem needs some innovation to solve.

So your plan for winter is to let your dc walk two miles in the dark at 6:00 am all winter b/c you can't be bothered to change your work schedule to parent? Interesting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our middle school is two miles down a hill from our house, and we don’t have a bus. We both work full time and school lets out at 2:30. With the weather being nice, it’s not an issue but I’m seeing some difficult afternoons in our futures. We do have after school clubs starting next month, which will help, but not every day.

I feel like working families should be prioritized for transportation. We had to certify we needed SACC in elementary school, why not this? No car, or no adult available due to work schedule, you get a bus. If not, walk.

Would also be open to paying a sliding scale fee for private transportation (like SACC). This problem needs some innovation to solve.

So your plan for winter is to let your dc walk two miles in the dark at 6:00 am all winter b/c you can't be bothered to change your work schedule to parent? Interesting.

What’s interesting is your lack of reading comprehension.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our middle school is two miles down a hill from our house, and we don’t have a bus. We both work full time and school lets out at 2:30. With the weather being nice, it’s not an issue but I’m seeing some difficult afternoons in our futures. We do have after school clubs starting next month, which will help, but not every day.

I feel like working families should be prioritized for transportation. We had to certify we needed SACC in elementary school, why not this? No car, or no adult available due to work schedule, you get a bus. If not, walk.

Would also be open to paying a sliding scale fee for private transportation (like SACC). This problem needs some innovation to solve.

Nope. Not equitable at all. You have no idea of the reason one parent may not be working full time in a family. Maybe that parent is working part time. Maybe that parent is caring for an aging parent and cannot work but still cannot pick up their kid. Maybe the parent is disabled in some way. Everyone who goes to public school should have access to the bus and it should never be dependent on “who’s working.” What a ridiculous statement.

It is very equitable. If there is no driver at home, then you get a bus. If there is an able driver available, you don’t.

Well now you’re changing it. First you said “working families” should be prioritized for transportation. All families are “working families.” You obviously meant families with two parents that are both working. Now you’re saying “no driver at home.” Well guess what? I may not be working for a paycheck, but I may not be home at pick up time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our middle school is two miles down a hill from our house, and we don’t have a bus. We both work full time and school lets out at 2:30. With the weather being nice, it’s not an issue but I’m seeing some difficult afternoons in our futures. We do have after school clubs starting next month, which will help, but not every day.

I feel like working families should be prioritized for transportation. We had to certify we needed SACC in elementary school, why not this? No car, or no adult available due to work schedule, you get a bus. If not, walk.

Would also be open to paying a sliding scale fee for private transportation (like SACC). This problem needs some innovation to solve.

Both you and your husband MUST leave for work before middle school car line drop-off at 7:00 am? i find that implausible.

It’s the after school pick up that is a problem, if you read my post.

Your kid can stay after for homework club or many of the other after school activities. Or they can walk. Or how about you prioritize your kid on inclement weather days.

[Anonymous]

I always felt for the families who lived too practically far to walk but didn't have a bus. My kids are bus kids (and yes, sometimes they had 3 to a seat and some on the floor in high school), but I leave for work at 5:50am and my husband at 6:45am. It's the nature of our jobs, unfortunately.

[Anonymous]

I know that there are walkers for SLHS that have bus passes to take the public bus and that they re-scheduled the public bus to better fir with SLHS schedule this year. Maybe the MS kids who are walkers can look at the bus routes near their house. I believe bus passes are free for FCPS students.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I know that there are walkers for SLHS that have bus passes to take the public bus and that they re-scheduled the public bus to better fir with SLHS schedule this year. Maybe the MS kids who are walkers can look at the bus routes near their house. I believe bus passes are free for FCPS students.

This works for a school like SLHS where the public bus stops practically on campus. Come out to Centreville, Robinson, Lake Braddock and many others. Busses don't run as often or as close to the schools.