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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I understand that there is a nationwide bus driver shortage.  If students are required to attend school, it seems that now is the time for some outside of the box thinking around this issue.  
Can all schools offer aftercare for working parents?
Can schools operate on some type of hybrid schedule?
Can more students have the option for virtual learning?
Can schools provide more information on private transportation options?

What are your thoughts?  Some schools have dismissal at 1:55 and 2:25 every day.

Our child is in middle school and able to stay home after school but we don’t have a way to get her there if we don’t have a bus.  Our employers are willing to be flexible during this first week of school but what are working parents supposed to do for the entire school year?  [/quote]

Honestly, the bus driver shortage in PG is nothing new, although it's getting a ton of attention this year. Buses have always been chronically late or no shows. I know students who missed the first period every day pre-COVID due to their bus not showing up on time because the driver first had to do a high school run, then middle school. Unpopular opinion, but I think the specialty schools should not have transportation provided to cut down on the numbers of routes and distances of routes. I also think anyone who gets their license paid for by PGCPS should have a mandatory period of time when they have to remain with PGCPS or pay back the licensing fees. And, of course, pay the bus drivers a higher wage![/quote]

I 100% agree with you on both counts.  At one point they talked about making the specialty school students provide their own transportation or pay for bussing.  I think they had an exception for kids who were eligible for FARMS.  
Parents CHOOSE to send their kids to specialty programs and some of the bussing the they require is crazy.
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