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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Or the OP could be a responsible parent and drive their child to school. Black children in ward 8 don’t have dedicated buses to get to school so why are white residents in northwest given a dedicated metro bus? [/quote]

How do you know OP isn't a black parent from the east side who is upset that their kid was left stranded at MacArthur for two extra hours today? MacArthur has a large OOB student population.

And anyway these aren't dedicated buses, these are regular city routes that serve public schools, and that exists all over the city. Many families in wards 7 and 8 take buses in along Penn Ave SE, Benning/H, K Street, etc. in order to access schools in those corridors. If one of those kids had to wait 2 full hours to board a bus to take them home, I think most of us would also be upset about that. It is not reasonable.[/quote]

Regular transit users would never wait two hours for a bus. At some point you start walking, usually in the direction of your destination and/or an alternate transit option.

It was the first day. There were Metro staff all over the city monitoring how it went. They will likely make improvements over time.

Still, people should really temper their expectations. It's not a typical school bus. If a student is going to regularly use Metrobus, it's important for parents to teach them how to properly navigate the system when there are disruptions or other issues.[/quote]

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