School Bus Driver

School Bus Driver

The Bus Driver

15 Years Experience

South, ..

Female, 37

I have been a bus driver since late 2006. I know the inside story, the scoop, the down low dirt of what it takes to be a bus driver, how to handle kids and adults, and how to survive on the "streets" so to speak. I used to have a blog, feel free to browse it or ask me a question here.

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Last Answer on February 07, 2021

Is it legal for a driver to sit on kids as a punishment???

Asked by Fortnite is fun over 4 years ago

Sorry I rant because I know you understand. It used to be a place where drivers said “wow we never worked in a place like this” and they would stay forever (not really but it felt like it”

Not to mention the kids are more misbehaved then EVER

Asked by John over 3 years ago

I have never seen such disrespectful kids before. I mean you always had a few. You always had those handful of routes… but this is more then I ever seen

Asked by John over 3 years ago

Hey Jess again what do you think of this video? https://youtu.be/CrXQPTlAsms

Asked by Jess almost 5 years ago

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This is a opposite story https://youtu.be/57KMEJ-YGLQ

Asked by Jessicia almost 5 years ago

This is by far these past years the worst years for bus drivers. The kids and teens are more misbehaved by ever before and drivers can’t even react. And I don’t mean in the 70s and 80s I mean even 10 years ago.

The routes are overflowing. If a bus has a max capacity of between 73 and the big buses up to 90 and it’s so full you have kids standing in the isles and sitting on other kids laps.

I have 2 morning secondary runs. I do the first one early in the morning and then a bit later one. They had to make it even earlier not the time they start schools but let kids in. Used to be 7:15 for middle school about 7:25 for jr high and 7:30 for the high school and went down to 7 in the morning. So drivers could even do another run.

Then you have to rush pick up another 90-100. Then 2 elementary runs and another after school run for after school care in the afternoon.

Kids are always getting to school and home late anymore because if ANYTHING happens on a late run. Say drivers discretion is on a shorter route. You can come between 6:45 at the earliest and 7:15 at the latest depends on your preference.

Well. If you’re doing a route at 7:30 and kids have no time to eat breakfast or have anything before school for anything.

I mean you can plead with kids and parents some need to carpool and older kids to drive if they can because some need to use the bus. But nope….

It’s absolutely crazy. I have never seen this before on this scale.

I have seen a bit overcrowded but with the shortage of drivers and the district growing so fast it outgrew the bus fleet even. And more drivers leave.

Asked by Wow over 3 years ago

What happens when you get written up on the bus she writing on the seat

Asked by Aniyah over 3 years ago

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