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.
Write them up and turn them into the administration. Generally i try to handle problems before they get out of control though.
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A lot of learning. I had to think outside the box and then learn on a steep learning curve to manage students.
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If yelling was a reason to lose a job, I'd have been fired a long time ago.
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I believe the federal law is 14 to 16 hours on the clock 8 hours mandatory off the clock. This is generally for truckers and other long haul drivers. School bus drivers don't usually have to adhere to that federal law.
Consider this. A trip might be 10 hours long but only involves 4 hours worth of drive time (drive there and back) the remaining 6 hours are the activity time for the group you took to the destination.
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Firefighter
What kind of shape do firefighters need to be in?
Toymaker
With all the high-tech kids toys, is there still a demand for traditional ones?
Navy Officer (Former)
What's the most dangerous situation you were ever in?
Having to see a kid go through hard times and not being able to do much about it.
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It depends on the district policies and is generally left up to the personal call of the driver in charge. For example, if I have two middle school or high school kids fighting, I will call the cops. But if the kids are elementary, scrawny and tiny, I'll intervene before they beat the snot out of each other.
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Again situational. Depending on the situation at hand the rule states no phone use primarily. That being said if he wasn't a normal driver he might not have thought about it. Truthfully, I've taken phone calls but usually make them brief as unless its an emergency it can wait.
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