Tuesday, November 1, 2022

In Montgomery Co., bus driver shortages anger parents, strand students

In Montgomery County, a bus driver shortage has led to some schools having to excuse students from classes when their buses do not show up in the morning. At others, parent volunteers are solicited to drive groups of bus riders to school in their personal cars...

...Gizework Atraga got an email early Friday morning that the bus that takes her child to Montgomery Knolls Elementary School in Silver Spring wouldn’t be coming. Miscommunication later with a staff member led her to believe the bus would come at some point. But that information was wrong, and she found out from the principal that the bus wouldn’t be there...

...It wasn’t the first time it happened this school year. Even on the first day of classes, the bus didn’t show...

In Montgomery Co., bus driver shortages anger parents, strand students - The Washington Post

2 comments:

  1. The parents who are upset should either drive their kids to school or learn how to drive a school bus. There is no constitutional requirement for the government to provide school buses.

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    1. You realize schools can't accommodate all parents driving their children to school? But maybe you just want to put 100,000 extra cars on the road every morning and afternoon? The public has an interest in efficient transportation for public school students whether or not it is in the constitution.

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