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you call a school at 4:30 pm and see if anyone is ...

2010-11-17T22:03:54.945-06:00

you call a school at 4:30 pm and see if anyone is there to answer the phone. Ive had to drop a student at home after calling my dispatcher and getting the ok to do that not all F.S. branches are the same but if you have a problem with the route take it up with the school board plz don't blame the driver for the route we are told by the district where to stop and how to get to those stops

Maybe the driver was just doing what he was told. ...

2009-03-12T18:39:00.000-05:00

Maybe the driver was just doing what he was told. Maybe the driver was frustrated with a student who doesn't speak much english and didn't know where her stop was. The driver could have taken the student back to the school. The driver could have used the two-way radio and contacted her dispatcher to call the school and get the student's address so she knew if she was in the right area. I work for First Student also and I see drivers do stupid things everyday. The late runs are not "door-to-door" or we'd be out four hours at night delivering students. There is no rule saying that if one is unsure that you can't return a student to the school rather than tell her to get off the bus. Obviously there was some miscommunication here but it comes down to a driver and a student. Who was the adult on the bus?

You really shouldn't put the blame on the bus driv...

2008-02-19T19:58:00.000-06:00

You really shouldn't put the blame on the bus driver. He is just following the directions set up by the schoolboard. If you have an issue with the "no drop at home" policy, then shift your blame to who it belongs and target the board.

Thanks,
A First Student Bus Driver