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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The bus driver cannot control traffic or the environment around him.  Most SN buses have lots of stops in a wide area. If the child before your stop is late, then it has a domino affect.

I'm not trying to be snarky here, but [b]you are fortunate to have a school bus stop right in front of your house for your child.[/b] It's not perfect, and I'm sure it can get annoying but just be aware that sometimes, it may not be in the bus driver's control.

Like you, I grew up with no school bus. We had to walk a mile. So, as annoying as it can be sometimes (we've had incidences in mcps where the bus was super late), I'm still pretty grateful for the *free* buses.[/quote]

No, she's not "fortunate." Her child has a disability that means that he either can't go to the neighborhood school and/or can't ride the neighborhood bus. Be happy that you are "fortunate" that none of your children has a disability.

OP, keep a log of what happens every morning. I.e: Monday: expected bus at 7:15. Was outside waiting at 7:10. Bus came at 7:45. Tuesday: expected bus at 7:15. Came at 6:55. Refused to wait. After a week, discuss log with supervisor.[/quote]
Yes, she is fortunate.  Good god, don't you realize how fortunate we are here?  Yes, I"m sure it's very annoying for OP, but you can't seriously think that every SN kid in this country, let alone in this world has a SN school that stops *right* in front of your house?  Believe it or not, other districts don't have nearly as much SN services that MCPS provides, though I'm sure it's not enough, it's still better than what other SN kids get.  Get over yourself.

And no, I didn't tell OP to just grin and bear it.  I have stated that OP should call the supervisor.[/quote]

OP here.

Please don't argue! You're both right. I'm not originally from this country, and believe me, I'm incredibly grateful for all these services because my child wouldn't get any of this in my home country! It's partly why I'm having difficulty drawing the line here, and why we tried to obey the bus driver when he kept changing the pick-up times. But then the supervisor called and basically told me it was all our fault, and I started thinking that was a bit rich...

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