St. Mary's County School Bus Drivers

[Nickel]

Wait -- which list?

:haha:

 

[jenbengen]

Oh, and just as I would expect the driver to be reported, I'd expect every disrespectful child to be reported, too. I've seen the antics on my daughter's bus and it really ticks me off. What happened to teaching kids to respect others? Fortunately, we have an awesome bus driver!

 

[itsbob]

Report it. There are kids on that bus who are 5 years old. Why wait until it escalates?

So, just report the driver, put his job in jeopardy not knowing the whole story? What got him/ her to the point of swearing, what was the word he used? I know, lets tell little Johny f-Up that he can do ANYTHING he wants, and if an adult DARES to tell him to stop or rasies their voice at him, Mommy and Daddy wil run to little Johny f-Up side and demand retribution!!

 

[mv_princess]

Oh, and just as I would expect the driver to be reported, I'd expect every disrespectful child to be reported, too. I've seen the antics on my daughter's bus and it really ticks me off. What happened to teaching kids to respect others? Fortunately, we have an awesome bus driver!

Please hand over your :soapbox: you need a timeout.

 

[K_Jo]

I wouldn't trust my kids with the woman who drives Mrs. Jones's kids to school.

 

[kwillia]

I wouldn't trust my kids with the woman who drives Mrs. Jones's kids to school.

Don't blame her kids... you know very well the daycare they had to deal with prior to being old enough to go to school...

 

[mrweb]

And there is the answer to why we have so many problems with kids these days..

Growing up I was just afraid of getting a beat down from the nighborhood adults if they caught me doing something wrong as I did from my parents. Wrong is wrong.. and if it's only an ass-chewing and not a beating big flippin deal..

Teachers are now powerless to discipline problem kids, where as our principal had an OAR in his office for the true troublemakers. These days a teacher looks at a kid the wrong way their job is in jeopardy.. "MOMMY, Mr Bluebell looked at me and smiled!!" "Yes dear, I'll call the school tomorrow and put and end to that crap!!"

If the kid,ANYONE's kid, is being a nuisance on a bus to the point the driver can't pay 100% attention to the job at hand, then the driver should be empowered to do what needs to be done to ensure the safety of the other 59 kids on that bus.

It's not as if the kid doesn't hear such words in elementary school and its not as if the kid won't hear such words as they progress into high school. If the kid hears someone swear in the grocery store, do you go running to the manager and complain? I say give the driver a break. Back in the day my bus driver would have smacked the kid, problem solved, end of story.

 

[baileydog]

Having been a school bus driver in St marys co. for 15 yrs, Im staying out of this one. I almost always on the side of the driver.

 

[CMC122]

Talk to the bus driver and see if she has reported the little turd to the school. And if she has and nothing has been done ask if you can be of assistance reporting the monger.

 

[MJ]

I wouldn't trust my kids with the woman who drives Mrs. Jones's kids to school.

:leadfoot:

 

[baileydog]

I thought most already were outfitted with the wiring and mounts for said camera, behind a "one-way" bubble near the front of the bus.

They are.....but there isnt always a working camera inside. Faking them out does work sometimes.

 

[Chasey_Lane]

I almost always on the side of the driver.

I'm leaning towards her side. My daughter has always said what a nice bus driver she is and has even made her holiday crafts. Because of what my daughter has told me, I believe she is a good driver. I just don't want her running amock, but I don't think she would.

 

[itsbob]

They are.....but there isnt always a working camera inside. Faking them out does work sometimes.

I thought so.. and I don't know how they would do it here with the busses being privately owned. Would it be the bus owners or the school that would rotate the cameras in and out. I know when it started in PA the trouble on the busses went to NIL.. they had all of three cameras, but the kids never knew which bus the camera was on.

 

[K_Jo]

Don't blame her kids... you know very well the daycare they had to deal with prior to being old enough to go to school...

As if they'd crate the dog.

 

[CMC122]

As if they'd crate the dog.

Excellent catch!

 

[cattitude]

Don't blame her kids... you know very well the daycare they had to deal with prior to being old enough to go to school...

OMG...is that CMC's little one? Sure looks like her dog.

 

[CMC122]

OMG...is that CMC's little one? Sure looks like her dog.

Nope She's a beauty though!

 

[baileydog]

I thought so.. and I don't know how they would do it here with the busses being privately owned. Would it be the bus owners or the school that would rotate the cameras in and out. I know when it started in PA the trouble on the busses went to NIL.. they had all of three cameras, but the kids never knew which bus the camera was on.

Its kinda like that here too. Certain amount of cameras for all buses. But all buses have to have a camera box. And the red light works film or not. so like you said, they never know for sure. I would tell them if they act up to smile for the camera and of course the bad ones dont even care. Even elementary kids.