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[quote=Anonymous]Busses are a huge issue in MCPS.  First issue is the kids do not behave as they should and the bus driving is stuck driving the bus and trying to keep the environment calm/quiet enough for the driver to avoid accident.  We really really need monitors on busses to manage kids behavior while drivers drive especially for the elementary grades.  Unruly kids need to be banned from busses quickly as well.  Bus drivers need to just drive the bus not also manage kids who are behaving poorly.  Second issue is there is a bus driver shortage since as you might imagine poor working conditions plus low pay does not equal loads of people wanting this job.  It is not like there is a surplus of drivers to replace subpar drivers —meaning subpar at managing kids not subpar at driving skills.  Third, the busses are kind of their own fiefdom.  You need to complain to the bus depot in charge of that bus route not the school Principal.

My advise is for you to reach out to other parents on the bus to see how wide spread concerns about this driver are and then as a group contact the bus depot to lodge a complaint.  No, the driver should not be yelling at the kids and scaring them unless the kids present a safety issue to the drivers ability to concentrate.  My guess is the driver is stressed and the kids are behaving loudly if not badly.  See if you can advocate for a parent volunteer to ride the bus to help get a hold of the situation or if you can advocate to sort out who the unruly kids are and have them removed from the bus.  Or, if the driver is really yelling for no reason the advocate to have the driver removed. [/quote]

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