WEXFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BUS 809
The undersigned of this petition ask Monarch Transportation and Pine Richland School district to please consider the best interests of our students by changing the current bus schedule for BUS 809. Over a period of three years, the bus arrival time in the evenings has gotten progressively later. It is not uncommon for the bus to arrive after 4:30, sometimes significantly later. The scheduled time for the past two years has been 4:14, yet
the bus has never come anywhere near that arrival time. The earliest the bus has ever arrived at the corner of Greenwood and Windwood is 4:27 pm and there are additional bus stops after this one.
This bus is completely packed, with most students sitting 3 to a seat. This also lends itself to behavioral challenges for children riding the bus with backpacks in their seats for 45 minutes. Further, it is difficult for families with other children to plan to meet the bus and pick up other children due to the inconsistent schedule.
We appreciate the efforts of our driver, Shirl who has been great with the kids over the years.
The signatories of this petition ask that if the bus cannot on a daily basis arrive at the scheduled times, that re-routing or other steps be taken to ensure that students and their families are not unnecessarily burdened by travel to and from school.
Updates
September 9, 2014
I have been hearing from so many of you about the daily struggle with these late arrivals. It is truly humbling to see how many families are feeling this same frustration and I am grateful that you are willing to speak up about it.
September 9, 2014
I am truly overwhelmed by the response to this request and never imagined so many people would feel the same way about these bus delays. This momentum belongs entirely to the parents and families who took the time to speak up. It shows that our neighborhood is clearly ready for a better solution for these students.
16 Comments
We live 10 mins. From the school there is no reason why our children need to be on the bus for 45+ mins. To get home from school. We have been expressing concerns for sometime now, with little done. It is unfair to ask us to wait yet another year to iron out any bus problems. The bus is crowded. Moving our bus stop from Rabold/Pinnacle to Rabold/Greenwooddoes nothing to solve the bus problem. You only moved our safe bus stop to one that is less safe for the 20 people at our stop.
Sept 11, 2015 UPDATE TO BUS 138/ former 809 The minor changes promised by the district have been made. The bus is still consistently coming at or around 4:30. This is still not acceptable . The district needs to immediately re-route the buses, make other substantive changes to our bus route, or add another bus. Saving 2 minutes by eliminating the double loop was never enough. We should not have to wait a full or even partial school year for these changes to occur. Please add your comments below. There is a school board meeting on Monday, September 14. Please consider attending. If everyone brings/picks-up their kids at school this issue will never be resolved. Please share and resign this petition.
The middle/high school bus is too crowded. These kids have 3 bags and are having to fit 3 in a seat at times.
Solutions to the overcrowded bus and long transit time need to be found in a reasonable time frame, NOT next year.
We should not have 3 children per seat !pleaae consider redistributing the numbers and or adding another bus.
My expectation after last years petition would of been that this bus would of been prioritized and addressed with the new bus company this year. It is very disappointing that it has not and after the third week of school we are no further along than we were last year or the first day of school this year. Before we were redistricted we went to Richland and the kids were home no later then 4:10. It was only when we moved to Wexford elementary that the bus issues of over crowding and longer durations on the bus started. The Eden Hall bus is also about 5-7 minutes later than last year, making it almost impossible to get my daughter off of the bus and make it to Wexford for the car rider line to pick up my other child. We have several activities that start at 5PM and getting home at 4:31 to make it to those has become impossible. We would like a significant change done in the next few weeks as this cant continue to go on.
We expressed concerns last year and nothing was done. We have expressed our concerns again this year and here we are in the middle of September with no significant improvements. It is past time to end inefficient and overcrowded bus routes. Please handle this matter immediately.
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WEXFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BUS 809
The undersigned of this petition ask Monarch Transportation and Pine Richland School district to please consider the best interests of our students by changing the current bus schedule for BUS 809. Over a period of three years, the bus arrival time in the evenings has gotten progressively later. It is not uncommon for the bus to arrive after 4:30, sometimes significantly later. The scheduled time for the past two years has been 4:14, yet
the bus has never come anywhere near that arrival time. The earliest the bus has ever arrived at the corner of Greenwood and Windwood is 4:27 pm and there are additional bus stops after this one.
This bus is completely packed, with most students sitting 3 to a seat. This also lends itself to behavioral challenges for children riding the bus with backpacks in their seats for 45 minutes. Further, it is difficult for families with other children to plan to meet the bus and pick up other children due to the inconsistent schedule.
We appreciate the efforts of our driver, Shirl who has been great with the kids over the years.
The signatories of this petition ask that if the bus cannot on a daily basis arrive at the scheduled times, that re-routing or other steps be taken to ensure that students and their families are not unnecessarily burdened by travel to and from school.
Updates
September 9, 2014
I have been hearing from so many of you about the daily struggle with these late arrivals. It is truly humbling to see how many families are feeling this same frustration and I am grateful that you are willing to speak up about it.
September 9, 2014
I am truly overwhelmed by the response to this request and never imagined so many people would feel the same way about these bus delays. This momentum belongs entirely to the parents and families who took the time to speak up. It shows that our neighborhood is clearly ready for a better solution for these students.
16 Comments
Over crowded buses, 3 to a seat, with kids falling onto the floor when the bus hits a bump or rounds a bend is unacceptable and a huge safety concern. Asking these small children to ride a bus for 45 minutes or longer when the school is 10 minutes away is ridiculous. Asking them to do this with the additional concerns of overcrowding and falling out of the seat is absolutely unacceptable.
We live 10 mins. From the school there is no reason why our children need to be on the bus for 45+ mins. To get home from school. We have been expressing concerns for sometime now, with little done. It is unfair to ask us to wait yet another year to iron out any bus problems. The bus is crowded. Moving our bus stop from Rabold/Pinnacle to Rabold/Greenwooddoes nothing to solve the bus problem. You only moved our safe bus stop to one that is less safe for the 20 people at our stop.
Sept 11, 2015 UPDATE TO BUS 138/ former 809 The minor changes promised by the district have been made. The bus is still consistently coming at or around 4:30. This is still not acceptable . The district needs to immediately re-route the buses, make other substantive changes to our bus route, or add another bus. Saving 2 minutes by eliminating the double loop was never enough. We should not have to wait a full or even partial school year for these changes to occur. Please add your comments below. There is a school board meeting on Monday, September 14. Please consider attending. If everyone brings/picks-up their kids at school this issue will never be resolved. Please share and resign this petition.
The middle/high school bus is too crowded. These kids have 3 bags and are having to fit 3 in a seat at times.
Solutions to the overcrowded bus and long transit time need to be found in a reasonable time frame, NOT next year.
We should not have 3 children per seat !pleaae consider redistributing the numbers and or adding another bus.
My expectation after last years petition would of been that this bus would of been prioritized and addressed with the new bus company this year. It is very disappointing that it has not and after the third week of school we are no further along than we were last year or the first day of school this year. Before we were redistricted we went to Richland and the kids were home no later then 4:10. It was only when we moved to Wexford elementary that the bus issues of over crowding and longer durations on the bus started. The Eden Hall bus is also about 5-7 minutes later than last year, making it almost impossible to get my daughter off of the bus and make it to Wexford for the car rider line to pick up my other child. We have several activities that start at 5PM and getting home at 4:31 to make it to those has become impossible. We would like a significant change done in the next few weeks as this cant continue to go on.
We expressed concerns last year and nothing was done. We have expressed our concerns again this year and here we are in the middle of September with no significant improvements. It is past time to end inefficient and overcrowded bus routes. Please handle this matter immediately.
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Over crowded buses, 3 to a seat, with kids falling onto the floor when the bus hits a bump or rounds a bend is unacceptable and a huge safety concern. Asking these small children to ride a bus for 45 minutes or longer when the school is 10 minutes away is ridiculous. Asking them to do this with the additional concerns of overcrowding and falling out of the seat is absolutely unacceptable.