Anonymous
Post 10/10/2021 15:41     Subject: Why did MCPS pay bus drivers during the pandemic again?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:...if they left for better paying jobs as soon as the pandemic ebbed. (Which is their right - just as it’s the County’s right to stop paying someone when you no longer need their services).

All the generosity, failed. Just wanted to circle back on MCPS’ argument for paying these folks to sit at home way back when and then trying to make them Zoom teachers (laughable) when they hit flack.

Just another sign MCPS’s 3 billion dollar budget is bloated and largely focused on the adults (jobs program).


When people say this I always wonder what they think MCPS budget should be, and if they’ve ever really looked in detail at the budget and where money goes. There is 160k students in the district, what would be a reasonable per pupil cost, in your mind?


Paying bus drivers barely minimum wage is not the budget issue. Overspending on the rich fancy new school buildings and constantly doing repairs like turf and then letting other buildings fall apart are an issue. Huge overhead at central office. And, many other wasteful spending.
Anonymous
Post 10/10/2021 15:39     Subject: Why did MCPS pay bus drivers during the pandemic again?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:During the pandemic many bus drivers in MoCo delivered meals to locations for students and parents to pick them up.
Source: live in lower income area, saw the buses.


There were about 30 food distribution sites. MCPS has more than 1,300 buses.


They were also helping to prepare all the meals as the rich people didn't feel like feeding their kids, distributing, cleaning up and doing other behind the scenes jobs. You know, those jobs you aren't willing to volunteer for.
Anonymous
Post 10/10/2021 15:35     Subject: Why did MCPS pay bus drivers during the pandemic again?
Anonymous wrote:...if they left for better paying jobs as soon as the pandemic ebbed. (Which is their right - just as it’s the County’s right to stop paying someone when you no longer need their services).

All the generosity, failed. Just wanted to circle back on MCPS’ argument for paying these folks to sit at home way back when and then trying to make them Zoom teachers (laughable) when they hit flack.

Just another sign MCPS’s 3 billion dollar budget is bloated and largely focused on the adults (jobs program).


When people say this I always wonder what they think MCPS budget should be, and if they’ve ever really looked in detail at the budget and where money goes. There is 160k students in the district, what would be a reasonable per pupil cost, in your mind?
Anonymous
Post 10/10/2021 15:26     Subject: Re:Why did MCPS pay bus drivers during the pandemic again?
Anonymous wrote:MCPS priorities is to employees, not teaching students.

Disagree, but more relevant to this discussion, it's hard to teach students without sufficient employees.
Anonymous
Post 10/10/2021 15:19     Subject: Re:Why did MCPS pay bus drivers during the pandemic again?
MCPS priorities is to employees, not teaching students.
Anonymous
Post 10/10/2021 15:18     Subject: Why did MCPS pay bus drivers during the pandemic again?
Many of them were working in other capacities, they had the money for it and when school reopened like it did last fall, they needed to reactivate them very quickly. Its not a job you are willing to do so stop complaining. You think they should have been fired? Who would be driving your brats that you are too lazy to drive now if they didn't have drivers?
Anonymous
Post 10/10/2021 15:07     Subject: Why did MCPS pay bus drivers during the pandemic again?
Anonymous wrote:During the pandemic many bus drivers in MoCo delivered meals to locations for students and parents to pick them up.
Source: live in lower income area, saw the buses.


There were about 30 food distribution sites. MCPS has more than 1,300 buses.
Anonymous
Post 10/10/2021 14:50     Subject: Why did MCPS pay bus drivers during the pandemic again?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:...if they left for better paying jobs as soon as the pandemic ebbed. (Which is their right - just as it’s the County’s right to stop paying someone when you no longer need their services).

All the generosity, failed. Just wanted to circle back on MCPS’ argument for paying these folks to sit at home way back when and then trying to make them Zoom teachers (laughable) when they hit flack.

Just another sign MCPS’s 3 billion dollar budget is bloated and largely focused on the adults (jobs program).


OMG OMG OMG this makes me so angry! MCPS is always up to these shenanigans treating these people with compassion and decency! How dare they!

Or accountability. Depends on how you spin it. MCPS hates accountability!
Anonymous
Post 10/10/2021 14:48     Subject: Why did MCPS pay bus drivers during the pandemic again?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:What a douche comment op.

I mean, she/he is not wrong. It was said factually, nothing douche about it.
My guess is if you had actual facts to dispute it, you would have had something better than this to reply with.


The OP actually is factually wrong.

You're welcome to look the facts up yourself. This isn't debate club.

Has MCPS published the retention rate of bus drivers that were paid during the pandemic? I am happy to link it if so, but I don’t believe they’ve disclosed it.
We do, in fact, have an extreme shortage of bus drivers. That has been well documented.
Anonymous
Post 10/10/2021 14:34     Subject: Why did MCPS pay bus drivers during the pandemic again?
Anonymous wrote:...if they left for better paying jobs as soon as the pandemic ebbed. (Which is their right - just as it’s the County’s right to stop paying someone when you no longer need their services).

All the generosity, failed. Just wanted to circle back on MCPS’ argument for paying these folks to sit at home way back when and then trying to make them Zoom teachers (laughable) when they hit flack.

Just another sign MCPS’s 3 billion dollar budget is bloated and largely focused on the adults (jobs program).


OMG OMG OMG this makes me so angry! MCPS is always up to these shenanigans treating these people with compassion and decency! How dare they!
Anonymous
Post 10/10/2021 14:30     Subject: Why did MCPS pay bus drivers during the pandemic again?
During the pandemic many bus drivers in MoCo delivered meals to locations for students and parents to pick them up.
Source: live in lower income area, saw the buses.
Anonymous
Post 10/10/2021 14:21     Subject: Why did MCPS pay bus drivers during the pandemic again?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:What a douche comment op.

I mean, she/he is not wrong. It was said factually, nothing douche about it.
My guess is if you had actual facts to dispute it, you would have had something better than this to reply with.


The OP actually is factually wrong.

You're welcome to look the facts up yourself. This isn't debate club.
Anonymous
Post 10/10/2021 14:19     Subject: Why did MCPS pay bus drivers during the pandemic again?
Anonymous wrote:What a douche comment op.

I mean, she/he is not wrong. It was said factually, nothing douche about it.
My guess is if you had actual facts to dispute it, you would have had something better than this to reply with.
Anonymous
Post 10/10/2021 13:38     Subject: Why did MCPS pay bus drivers during the pandemic again?
What a douche comment op.
Anonymous
Post 10/10/2021 11:18     Subject: Why did MCPS pay bus drivers during the pandemic again?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:We didn’t need the national guard to drive our kids this fall. The plan seems to have worked fairly well.

Indeed.

Some people just like ginning up trouble.


It seems like there's a lot more of this recently than ever.