Dymphna
Loyalty, Friendship, Love
But she is no longer allowed to take a day off for any reason. 
The school has sent home several notes this year reminding parents to make sure the kids are at the stop on time. No waiting on porches, just inside the door, but at the stop, visable to the driver. Drivers are not supposed to honk horns, wait or double back for children. Our driver routinely honks, waits and because our neighborhood is really only one street, she has to double back to get out.
My kids have been late to the stop ONE time. I try to be very conscience of getting them out there on time, so I'm not taking advantage of the driver's inclination to break the rules for the sake of the kids. Even in the rain, when I let them stay on the porch, I see the bus far enough away to get them to the end of the driveway, even before the bus starts slowing down for them.
This morning there was a substitute, he was early. The kids were putting on their jackets as the bus blew by without slowing down for us, the house next to us OR the one after that. He had to double back and he did stop for all the kids on the way out, but by then he'd missed so many, he was running 10 minutes early and he still had half the run to make.
I called the school to warn them that all these kids were going to miss the bus and they called the driver and sent him back. I don't see the point in sending him back, since everyone who missed the bus already would have gone back inside or were already in a car on their way. By the time he left here the second time, he was running about 5 minutes late.
I love the bus driver, I love the bus driver, I love the bus driver, I love the bus driver.
:endrant:
The school has sent home several notes this year reminding parents to make sure the kids are at the stop on time. No waiting on porches, just inside the door, but at the stop, visable to the driver. Drivers are not supposed to honk horns, wait or double back for children. Our driver routinely honks, waits and because our neighborhood is really only one street, she has to double back to get out.
My kids have been late to the stop ONE time. I try to be very conscience of getting them out there on time, so I'm not taking advantage of the driver's inclination to break the rules for the sake of the kids. Even in the rain, when I let them stay on the porch, I see the bus far enough away to get them to the end of the driveway, even before the bus starts slowing down for them.
This morning there was a substitute, he was early. The kids were putting on their jackets as the bus blew by without slowing down for us, the house next to us OR the one after that. He had to double back and he did stop for all the kids on the way out, but by then he'd missed so many, he was running 10 minutes early and he still had half the run to make.
I called the school to warn them that all these kids were going to miss the bus and they called the driver and sent him back. I don't see the point in sending him back, since everyone who missed the bus already would have gone back inside or were already in a car on their way. By the time he left here the second time, he was running about 5 minutes late.
I love the bus driver, I love the bus driver, I love the bus driver, I love the bus driver.
:endrant:
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I already said I called the school, (not to complain, my kids were on the bus.) but to warn them, a few minutes is one thing, but by the time they left the neighborhood they were a full 10 minutes early and that was going to mean a lot of kids, maybe 20 or more were going to miss the bus. The school sent the bus back.
hcrap: I thought this would mean Huntr was available again... 
He's got such a soft heart... 
both y'all do 
