Child left behind

[quincy]

I cannot think of any area in Michigan, urban or rural, where a child has to wait at a bus stop a mile from their home. Bus stops are near where the children (even high school children) live. In some rural areas, the bus drops the child off right at the end of their driveway.

Children are eligible to ride the bus if they live a mile or more from the school - and some children are eligible to ride the bus if to get to school otherwise would require crossing busy highways.

There was an apparent failure here by the bus driver. But because the child was found safe and unharmed, there does not appear to be a legal action to consider.

 

[LdiJ]

I cannot think of any area in Michigan, urban or rural, where a child has to wait at a bus stop a mile from their home. Bus stops are near where the children (even high school children) live. In some rural areas, the bus drops the child off right at the end of their driveway.

Children are eligible to ride the bus if they live a mile or more from the school - and some children are eligible to ride the bus if to get to school otherwise would require crossing busy highways.

There was an apparent failure here by the bus driver. But because the child was found safe and unharmed, there does not appear to be a legal action to consider.

There is quite a bit in this thread that does not make sense if we are talking about a public school, but much of those same things would make more sense if we were talking about a private school. Not many private schools offer any kind of bus service but those that do cannot provide to your door or even to your street service because they have students from a much broader area than public schools`ws. Therefore they would tend to have designated stops, where many students would gather, and where it would make absolute sense that a parent or caregiver would have to be present to receive the child.

I know of multiple private schools in my city who have those kinds of transportation arrangements. Several of them even share a bus/transportation system.

 

[not2cleverRed]

There is quite a bit in this thread that does not make sense if we are talking about a public school, but much of those same things would make more sense if we were talking about a private school. Not many private schools offer any kind of bus service but those that do cannot provide to your door or even to your street service because they have students from a much broader area than public schools`ws. Therefore they would tend to have designated stops, where many students would gather, and where it would make absolute sense that a parent or caregiver would have to be present to receive the child.

I know of multiple private schools in my city who have those kinds of transportation arrangements. Several of them even share a bus/transportation system.

Again, it all depends on where you live. My district provides bus service for any school within 15 miles. So yes, the private school kids get buses, many right to their door. However, those on private roads might have a hike.

That said, in my district, the updates on bus changes go to landlines, cell phones, and emails. Lovely when they delay and they cancel on snow days... My ex, who is over 1,00 miles away in a different time zone, gets them too, much to his consternation.

What OP can do, if she wishes to be constructive, is to see if her child's school can set up such an automated system.

 

[quincy]

Again, it all depends on where you live. My district provides bus service for any school within 15 miles. So yes, the private school kids get buses, many right to their door. However, those on private roads might have a hike.

That said, in my district, the updates on bus changes go to landlines, cell phones, and emails. Lovely when they delay and they cancel on snow days... My ex, who is over 1,00 miles away in a different time zone, gets them too, much to his consternation.

What OP can do, if she wishes to be constructive, is to see if her child's school can set up such an automated system.

When I was in elementary school, there was a parent-chain set up for emergency closings. A few parents would get calls directly from the school and these parents had a list of parents to call, who in turn had their own list of parents to call. Now the schools all have an online presence and alerts are sent online, by text/email and through the media.

I have no idea how well those early systems worked but I don't remember ever being left at school by myself.

It seems absurd to me that bus stops would be so far from students' homes. With school starting so early here, kids would be hiking to bus stops in the dark.

 

[Coldk88]

This makes no sense, on any level. First - the teachers ride the bus with the students? Second - the teacher just arbitrarily created a half day for her students? Third - it was only announced via a note given to the kids? Nowhere on the school calendar was it noted?

And if you couldn’t give any useful advice you could of just kept your mouth shut. No the teacher does not ride the bus dumb ass no she didn’t put she passed out papers in the kids mailbox in class and student are suppose to bring them home and yes only a note that’s what I said right your comment and you where unnecessary and if they had gave out a current calendar I would have know like I know about every other one

 

[Coldk88]

Parent doesn't want to admit that parent screwed up. Parent feels the need to blame the rest of the world for not knowing the child's school schedule.

And I’m not blaming anyone just wanted to find out what I could do in situation like this so you where no help you could of kept your comment

 

[Coldk88]

A 5-year-old was dropped off at the wrong bus stop in Michigan recently by a new bus driver. The child was scared but unharmed, the bus driver and the school apologized, and the mother said she understood that mistakes happen. The school is now reviewing with their drivers the safety precautions that need to be taken so another incident like this doesn't happen again.

With young children, the bus drivers are supposed to release the child from the bus ONLY to the waiting parent (or another person the parent has arranged in advance with the school to release their child to). No parent, no release. The school then calls the parent to ask where they are.

A bus stop a mile from the student's home is odd.

So what helpful thanks but what odd about where the stop is from the house they have different drop off stops and mines is a mile away what odd about that?

 

[Coldk88]

A bus stop a mile away is NOT odd. Depends on the state. In Ohio that is very possible.

Thank you I was trying to figure out what so ODD about it

 

[Coldk88]

For elementary school kids in Michigan it is odd.

No it’s not odd we live miles away from the school but his drop out site is a mile from my house nothing odd about it

 

[Coldk88]

Unless there was inclement weather, I'd be concerned if my child was 5-10 minutes late from a 1 mile bus ride. Where was the parent for 3 hours? Since the child apparently did not know how to navigate 1 mile on their own, they are probably very young. Are they going home to an empty house if the parent was unavailable for that long?[/QUOTE

Clearly you MISREAD what I wrote it’s more than 1 mile bus ride I said his actually bus stop is a mile from my house. I’m the parent and I was home. Again had I knew it was an half day I would have been there the point of the post was to see what action to take for them not sending notice of half day and why they left my 8 years at a stop and they see no one was there to pick him up. Next time read. And the last statement you had shouldn’t have been said no my son is not going home to empty house stupid ass I had no idea they had an half day

 

[Coldk88]

Did you read any of OP's posts? The child is 8, and the bus stop is a mile from home. OP says s/he was unawarew of the half day. Criminey.

Thank you at least somebody can read these people love to try to make you out to be the bad guy

 

[Coldk88]

I cannot think of any area in Michigan, urban or rural, where a child has to wait at a bus stop a mile from their home. Bus stops are near where the children (even high school children) live. In some rural areas, the bus drops the child off right at the end of their driveway.

Children are eligible to ride the bus if they live a mile or more from the school - and some children are eligible to ride the bus if to get to school otherwise would require crossing busy highways.

There was an apparent failure here by the bus driver. But because the child was found safe and unharmed, there does not appear to be a legal action to consider.

Well unless you love where I do which you clearly don’t because you wouldn’t have these XXX remarks his school is 3 miles from house they drop drop off at different stops my son stop is about a mile away where we drop/pick them up from yes I wish they did pick up and drop off at our driveway but they don’t

 

[Coldk88]

There is quite a bit in this thread that does not make sense if we are talking about a public school, but much of those same things would make more sense if we were talking about a private school. Not many private schools offer any kind of bus service but those that do cannot provide to your door or even to your street service because they have students from a much broader area than public schools`ws. Therefore they would tend to have designated stops, where many students would gather, and where it would make absolute sense that a parent or caregiver would have to be present to receive the child.

I know of multiple private schools in my city who have those kinds of transportation arrangements. Several of them even share a bus/transportation system.

And this is the case thank you trust I would love for them to come to my door step but they don’t it’s different area for all students that ride that bus

 

[Coldk88]

Bottom line for everyone that commented no they didnt send out an email they usually do..second my son should have never been allow off that bus if they seen no parent or gaurdian there...third you people are making a big deal about how far the stop is or rather they drop off at home they dont unless your child goes to that school you would know all these negative comment where unnecessary if you didnt have a solution for what i asked you should of kept your mouths closed but thanks for the people that actually read what i said cause if you read it half the comment would not have been made XXX and he is an 8 yr old and im not letting my son cross main streets so he could get hit XXX off with these stupid comments bottom line the teacher puts all note and papers that need to be sent home in a mailbox for each student at that age i have to keep reminding him to tie his shoe how do a teacher expect a child to remember to check a mailbox everyday i dont even check my mail at home everyday i feel notes of importances like that its her responsibilities to make sure they bring it home so it went be left in a mailbox cause if she put it in theit folder i would have knew anout the half day so please next time before you people bring your negative comments you need all facts first all i wanted to know is what i should have done in a situation like that if you could not answer that your comment was not needed

 

[CdwJava]

Sounds like you should bring this up with the school to find a better way to communicate such things as school closings and half days to parents. In my district (in a small town in the country), the district has a phone system to automatically leave phone messages for all parents. Making sure that signed papers are returned is another option.

As others have stated, legal action is unlikely here. About all you can do is seek better parent notification and asking why your child was left alone at the stop.

If your school has a website (and most should), print out the calendar so you won't be caught flat-footed again.