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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What would you suggest needs to happen from FCPS Transportation to ensure better staffing and decreased turnover? Six years in and our elementary school bus has been overcrowded demanding 3 kids to a seat and sometimes standing room only. That being said, for the last 5 years we had a highly dependable, kind and welcoming same bus driver for our route; who we routinely provided holiday and end of year gift cards for. We are dismayed to learn he left the profession (obviously good for him  and I hope he found something the he feels great about) but in the meantime we have a very inconsistent issue of busses coming late both morning and afternoon.

We’ve been told that our area (Mclean HS zone) has at least a shortage of 5 bus drivers. Our kids are literally missing the first block of the day’s education and routinely arriving 20-30min late for school. In the afternoon it takes upwards of 40mins from the time of dismissal to when they arrive home making it difficult to plan for afternoon schedules and parents/nannies standing to meet kindergarteners as required for 20 minutes or more because SOMETIMES they arrive at the designated time and if you aren’t there that day your kid is brought back to the school.

What should parents be demanding of the county/fcps and what do drivers need? In our experience the ones who stay are extremely kind and ready to help. [/quote]

Behavior consequences. Suspend kids from the bus. The behavior from the kids is horrifying. And a lot of the parents aren’t much better.[/quote]

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