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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Taking charter buses to field trips with movies and bathrooms on board is ridiculous. What am I missing?[/quote]

In MCPS, you can only use the school buses between the hours of 9:30 - 1:30 (those have been the hours for years, not sure if it has changed at all with the change in bell times). The school buses are only available after they have completed their morning transportation routes, and they must be finished transporting students to/from field trips by 1:30 so they can begin their afternoon routes. There are no exceptions to this rule.  As you can see, this is a four hour window that the buses are available. Once you factor in the time needed to/from the destination, you are left with very little time for the actual field trip. They are used for local quick trips...think Brookside Gardens,etc. Any trip that is farther away really requires paying for private buses. Believe me, we call around and try to get the best quote (keep in mind we are only allowed to use companies on the MCPS approved bus list). However, private transportation is much more expensive than most people realize. Schools don't make a profit on field trips. Quite frequently, we take a loss.[/quote]

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