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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]SO many of the PPs are declaring that the bus driver SHOULD NOT let the child off the bus without a parent present. That may be what you think should happen, but at least[b] in MoCo it is not the formal policy.[/b] Bus drivers are not under any obligation to confirm that a child has been met by a parent or caregiver. You may think that's wrong,* but it's the reality. So plan accordingly.
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It is the formal policy for kindergartners, and OP's kid is 5.[/quote]

I have an MCPS kindergartener and an older child, and having been in the OP's shoes once, a long time ago, I have gone over this several times with our school as well as with the bus depot. It is NOT the bus driver's obligation to ensure an adult for each child exiting the bus, no matter what their grade. If you think otherwise, call the bus depot. I queried again to the MCPS bus depot rep who was at my K student's orientation last spring. And in six years of bus waiting, I know from experience none of the multiple drivers who work our route (on a busy street, but not too far from several elementaries) make even the slightest effort to confirm that kids are getting off at the right stop or that there is an adult present to meet them.

As I said before, you may not like this, I may not like this, but it is what it is, and as long as you persist in believing otherwise, you're spreading misinformation .[/quote]

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