Petition to increase school bus eligibility boundaries and revisal of eligibility requirements for students of the Ottawa Carleton District School Board
We the parents of students in the Ottawa Carleton District School Board, petition that the OCDSB and the Ottawa Student Transportation Authority increase the eligibility boundary lines to a more reasonable distance.
- The boundary line of 1.6 km excludes too many students.
- It is too far of a distance and unsafe for children as young as 6 to walk or bike to school.
- Many parents do not work within the operating hours of schools, making it very complicated to arrange morning and afternoon transportation.
Updates
September 13, 2018
The Ottawa Student Transportation Authority cannot ignore this growing roar of parents who are fed up with their reckless eligibility policies. We have officially hit a point where the board is forced to look at the mess they created. Keep the pressure on them because they are clearly sweating our progress.
10 Comments
My kids are too young to walk that far with no sidewalks most of the way. This is a huge inconvenience to wait until mid October for bussing.
Our children deserve to be safe. Those who make the bus routes really need to take a drive and see what they’re doing. So many wasted seats!
I can't say how the buses run or how they choose who goes on what bus. All I know is that my kids bus only has 9 children on it. And that is absolutely ridiculous. I would be more than willing for my children to get on the bus a little bit earlier if it means that the bus is fuller.
I always had so many problems getting a school bus for my kids and I had to leave work earlier to pick them up and get to work late. Right now I am waiting for them to approve my empty seat bus application, which I will get a result only in October. This means a month of stress and having my 9 years old one walk alone from school for 15 minutes. Thank you for doing this.
At least change the boundaries for children grades 1-3, 6-8 years old is not old enough to walk to school on their own. Consider homes with no siblings to ensure safety
I agree please fix this
More paper copies are needed wherever you've placed them! They're getting filled quick! Just staple a few together, people are having an easier time with them then the online!
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Petition to increase school bus eligibility boundaries and revisal of eligibility requirements for students of the Ottawa Carleton District School Board
We the parents of students in the Ottawa Carleton District School Board, petition that the OCDSB and the Ottawa Student Transportation Authority increase the eligibility boundary lines to a more reasonable distance.
- The boundary line of 1.6 km excludes too many students.
- It is too far of a distance and unsafe for children as young as 6 to walk or bike to school.
- Many parents do not work within the operating hours of schools, making it very complicated to arrange morning and afternoon transportation.
Updates
September 13, 2018
The Ottawa Student Transportation Authority cannot ignore this growing roar of parents who are fed up with their reckless eligibility policies. We have officially hit a point where the board is forced to look at the mess they created. Keep the pressure on them because they are clearly sweating our progress.
10 Comments
The bus line forget rural areas have no sidewalks and that kids and parents are walking on the road in the winter and some kids have to cross a 80km road to get the bus !
My kids are too young to walk that far with no sidewalks most of the way. This is a huge inconvenience to wait until mid October for bussing.
Our children deserve to be safe. Those who make the bus routes really need to take a drive and see what they’re doing. So many wasted seats!
I can't say how the buses run or how they choose who goes on what bus. All I know is that my kids bus only has 9 children on it. And that is absolutely ridiculous. I would be more than willing for my children to get on the bus a little bit earlier if it means that the bus is fuller.
I always had so many problems getting a school bus for my kids and I had to leave work earlier to pick them up and get to work late. Right now I am waiting for them to approve my empty seat bus application, which I will get a result only in October. This means a month of stress and having my 9 years old one walk alone from school for 15 minutes. Thank you for doing this.
At least change the boundaries for children grades 1-3, 6-8 years old is not old enough to walk to school on their own. Consider homes with no siblings to ensure safety
I agree please fix this
More paper copies are needed wherever you've placed them! They're getting filled quick! Just staple a few together, people are having an easier time with them then the online!
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The bus line forget rural areas have no sidewalks and that kids and parents are walking on the road in the winter and some kids have to cross a 80km road to get the bus !