Mcps bus route question

[Anonymous]

I got my son’s bus routing info today. For one of his routes, it is listed as the 4 digit number and then hyphen-WCAC. What does the WCAC stand for? He’s had busing for years but I have never seen this so was just curious. Thank you!

[Anonymous]

Sorry I can’t answer your question but I’m excited that SpEd bus routes are being sent out.

[Anonymous]

OP here- I was also pleasantly surprised to have a few weeks to plan with the times! ?

[Anonymous]

We care about children—just kidding. I don’t know but I know Mcps doesn’t care about kids.

[Anonymous]

Haha!

[Anonymous]

OP, how did you get the info? I’m eager to hear my child’s bus routes.

[Anonymous]

They will come in a letter in the mail. They all generally come around the same time (unless your child was just found eligible) so you’ll probably get it in the next week. ?

[Anonymous]

The letters went out Friday. AC after a route number means air conditioned. I do t know about the other letters. Another kid on the route probably requires it.

[Anonymous]

AC is good! I would assume then that the WC is wheelchair so maybe the bus is wheelchair accessible with air conditioning.

[Anonymous]

I got ours today too! Also with WC-AC. Yay for air conditioning!

Now, does anyone know if they really mean that an adult must be present when the student is released from the bus? Our bus stop is our house but when it’s arrives, I’ll be driving my DD home from school.

[Anonymous]

At least last year, they gave me a letter to sign on the first day allowing my 4th grader to be dropped off without an adult present. I returned it the second day and never had to be outside the house after the first day. Definitely have a plan for the first couple of days, but after that you should be fine (assuming your child is over 8 years old).

[Anonymous]

Just an FYI for parents, for buses without AC, on hot days please consider giving/offering bottles of water at drop off to aids and bus drivers stuck in these roasting boxes. They usually bring their own but sometimes run out and stuck on the bus for hours.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I got ours today too! Also with WC-AC. Yay for air conditioning!

Now, does anyone know if they really mean that an adult must be present when the student is released from the bus? Our bus stop is our house but when it’s arrives, I’ll be driving my DD home from school.

If it does, it means the bus must wait for you to show up. That would be unfair to the other kids and their caregivers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I got ours today too! Also with WC-AC. Yay for air conditioning!

Now, does anyone know if they really mean that an adult must be present when the student is released from the bus? Our bus stop is our house but when it’s arrives, I’ll be driving my DD home from school.

If it does, it means the bus must wait for you to show up. That would be unfair to the other kids and their caregivers.

PP here. Yes I agree. I’ll call transportation on Monday. If they require me to meet him, I’ll have to ask for drop off to occur at a my daughters bus stop so I can get both of them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I got ours today too! Also with WC-AC. Yay for air conditioning!

Now, does anyone know if they really mean that an adult must be present when the student is released from the bus? Our bus stop is our house but when it’s arrives, I’ll be driving my DD home from school.

If it does, it means the bus must wait for you to show up. That would be unfair to the other kids and their caregivers.

Also why bus drivers may seem to be intense or terse with you. Mcps are not the kindest of task masters.