First day off school and kid was put on wrong bus

[Anonymous]

PPs are right that this situation was upsetting, but not unsafe.

Also:

OP how did you learn that a teacher "asked" your kid to board the wrong bus? Have you spoken with anybody at the school? How did you learn they were on the wrong bus? What happened?

Lots of facts missing here.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Same thing happened to both me and my DH in different states in 1980. Our moms still tell the stories but things were worked out by Day 2 and we survived Kindergarten.

I remember it happening to me too in first grade...in a time before cell phones and when "tracking" was not at all possible. IT took a while to get in touch with my parents while I waited at the school. It sucked, but I was fine....and never unsafe.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
PPs are right that this situation was upsetting, but not unsafe.

Also:

OP how did you learn that a teacher "asked" your kid to board the wrong bus? Have you spoken with anybody at the school? How did you learn they were on the wrong bus? What happened?

Lots of facts missing here.

"Upsetting but not unsafe" is such good framing here, and I hope OP can hear it. No, this should not have happened, but it did. The good news is that no one was injured or even endangered. A kid took a bus ride they didn't need to take, and was safely returned to school at the end.

In your journey through public education (or even private education), this is not the last time your child will be upset but not unsafe. Try to have some perspective, get up this morning, and put on a brave face for your kid. Assure them you'll be waiting again today, and you know they can do it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can you suggest where to complain for negligence ? I don’t expect much from mcps but this is something horrible and can turn out pretty bad for soemone..

Negligence? Did your kid make it back to school (which is what should happen when a kid gets on the wrong bus)? If so, they weren't negligent. Sheesh.

So they can put your kid on any bud for ride and you need to wait for it.. don’t you think things can turn ugly any time in this situation.. they don’t have real time tracker of the bud…

Yes they do. They have multiple real time trackers on buses. All purchased by board of education.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Teacher here. Managing how 27 students get home when more than half have a different schedule every afternoon, all while getting a few last min emails with changes…. Doing the best I can here. Most of you complain having to juggle your own kids schedules (2 on average), but please come and do dismissal one day before ever complaining online. Parents like you make this happen bc you don’t train your kids and then expect me to perform miracles. But you’ll never take accountability and will blame everyone else…

Not blaming you here, but there should be a way to get more people to double check that the little kids are where they're supposed to be. MCPS has a huge budget, and it's disheartening that you're left in limbo with a ton of kids trying to do everything right. You need more help, Teacher.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Teacher here. Managing how 27 students get home when more than half have a different schedule every afternoon, all while getting a few last min emails with changes…. Doing the best I can here. Most of you complain having to juggle your own kids schedules (2 on average), but please come and do dismissal one day before ever complaining online. Parents like you make this happen bc you don’t train your kids and then expect me to perform miracles. But you’ll never take accountability and will blame everyone else…

Seriously? How in the world was the 5yo supposed to know he was put on the wrong bus, on the first day of school?? (not OP)

[Anonymous]

5 year old may not have exactly followed the teachers instructions about which bus either.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Teacher here. Managing how 27 students get home when more than half have a different schedule every afternoon, all while getting a few last min emails with changes…. Doing the best I can here. Most of you complain having to juggle your own kids schedules (2 on average), but please come and do dismissal one day before ever complaining online. Parents like you make this happen bc you don’t train your kids and then expect me to perform miracles. But you’ll never take accountability and will blame everyone else…

Seriously? How in the world was the 5yo supposed to know he was put on the wrong bus, on the first day of school?? (not OP)

I knew what bus to take. But when you’re 5 years old you listen to adults. I went on the wrong bus because the teacher told me to.

[Anonymous]

My sister missed her stop on the first day of kindergarten and my dad had to run home, jump in the car, and chase her down at a different stop. 30 years ago: before cell phones or AirTags. She survived.

“The kids will be alright.”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can you suggest where to complain for negligence ? I don’t expect much from mcps but this is something horrible and can turn out pretty bad for soemone..

Negligence? Did your kid make it back to school (which is what should happen when a kid gets on the wrong bus)? If so, they weren't negligent. Sheesh.

Negligence? I understand OP being upset. However, why come on social media right away to escalate the situation? Talk to the people at the school, not strangers on social media. You have many years to work with the school so foster a positive relationship. By this morning, they probably have a plan to make sure this doesn't happen to.your child or any other child.

OP also posted it on NextDoor, where OP is identifiable.
I understand being upset, but I already feel sorry for the teachers at OP school who are going to have to deal with OP for the rest of the year and years.

What school?