We love and appreciate Pats care and close protection over our children on the bus. Yes people say she's strict but it's good for our children to have some discipline in their lives, especially for their wellbeing. We hope she comes back on our route very soon. She is missed by many.
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Karri Wolf
9 years ago
Please assign Pat back to bus 31. We respect Pat as a bus driver who puts the safety of her students on the bus first. I love that I feel comfortable putting my children on the bus when Pat drives because I know they will get to and from school on a safe and respectful bus. Not only do my husband and I miss Pat driving our children to school, our children miss Pat. Please assign her back to bus 31.
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Allison Johnson and family
9 years ago
Please bring Pat back to our route on Kelzer Pond! She was the one who knew our kids by name and greeted them by name every morning as they stepped on the bus. She always gave thoughtful little cards or treats for the kids on the holidays, to show she really cares for these kids. Pat takes a lot of pride in her job and takes safety seriously. Kids will always complain of strict rules, but they don't understand they are enforced for their safety. I'm not sure what the children were reporting from those families who wanted her removed, but in almost 10 years of her driving my children, I have been nothing but encouraged and relieved to see her smiling face each morning. We also have children with food allergies and so really appreciate her being vigilant about no food on her bus. I respect and appreciate the rules she enforces as it's for the safety of our kids! Please bring Pat back to our route! My kids (even those who "graduated" from her bus) were so sad and disappointed that she was taken from our route!
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Mike tosol
9 years ago
Pat is a dependable bus driver. We would prefer her on the route.
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Elizabeth Matvick
9 years ago
It was extremely disconcerting to be informed that Pat, driver of bus #31, had been re-assigned a different bus route and would no longer be the driver for our neighborhood's children. Pat has been my daughter's bus driver for the past 6 years and I fully support her rules and policies she enforces on her bus. It takes a certain type of bus driver that can handle the stress and responsibilities of doing their job and putting the safety of the children first. Pat is the only bus driver I've witnessed do this. She enforces her rules and is quick to respond to issues. She has great route management and has constantly been on time and never misses a stop. The safety of our our children has always been her top priority. She exhibits a level of kindness that I have never witnessed before in a bus driver. We completely stand behind her rules and regulations to keeping her bus and our children safe. Please return Pat back to our neighborhood's route ASAP!
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Julie Murray
9 years ago
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Mrs. Pat has been driving the Watermark bus for 7 years with my two daughters various years and we have NEVER had any issue. She cares about the kids and safety is her biggest concern. I strongly request you reinstate her as our driver and look closely at the few that complained, my guess is that their children were misbehaving on the bus.
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Beth Kruger
9 years ago
We want Pat back!! Her #1 priority has always been the safety of our kids!
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Ben Kruger
9 years ago
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Ben Kruger
9 years ago
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I was informed this evening that Pat the driver for bus #31 has been re-assigned to a different route. I would like to request that Pat be reinstated to her legacy route for Victoria elementary students.
I have appreciated Pat serving the transportation needs of our 3 children over the past 6-years. Pat's performance during this time has been nothing short of exemplary. Notably, I have a great deal of trust in the physical and emotional safety of our children being held in the highest regard with Pat on our route.
Thank you for your consideration.
Ben Kruger
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Jessica Groff
9 years ago
Pat has been a very conscientious, caring and dependable bus driver. I hope that she can be placed back on our route as soon as possible!
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Dawn Sandness
9 years ago
A bus driver needs to be strict to keep our kids safe. If the kids got unruly and something happened to one of our kids, my guess is the parents would be quick to question why the bus driver didn't have things under control. We want Pat back on our route!
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Mary Jo Huntley
9 years ago
Miss Pat is everything you want in a bus driver. She's kind compassionate worried about safety and takes the time to know the children individually.
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Karl Omdahl
9 years ago
Pat is a great bus driver that cares about the children and their safety on her bus. Please put her back on our route.
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Kaia Mahlke
9 years ago
Pat enforces the rules and I have no doubt she puts the safety of the kids first. She has been a friendly and reliable driver for many, many years. Please bring her back to our route.
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Kelly Omdahl
9 years ago
I've learned that Ms. Pat, bus 31 bus driver, has been removed from our route and has been reassigned another route for Victoria Elementary.
I've learned she has been removed because a small but very vocal group of parents think she's too strict. I'm writing to say I’m very saddened by this news.
Pat has been driving this same route for SO many years and has ALWAYS put the students’ safety first. I've felt very good knowing she's looked after my children like a parent would. As I've told my children, a bus drivers’ responsibility is to get children between home and school in a safe manner. Pat has taken pride in doing that for many years with the kids in this neighborhood.
On a personal note, Pat has taken the care and concern for our children one step further… She knows every child’s name, shows concern when a child is missing from the stop, has spent her own money to purchase small holiday gifts for the children. She has helped teach them to care about the people that live on the route (since she knows them, since they are her neighbors). I’m so saddened to think of her not being able to drive her neighborhood route with children she cares so much for.
In our last 3 weeks of intermittent subs, we've experiences
1-) the bus driver driving the route the wrong way,
2-) the bus breaking down and the bus driver allowing children to exit the bus and find alternate transportation with an adult unknown to the bus driver, and
3-) a driver completely missed an entire neighborhood on the route.
I’m asking you to please reinstate Miss Pat on the route she deserves to be driving, with kids she loves!
Thank you,
Kelly Omdahl
8335 Kelzer Pond Drive, Victoria, MN 55386
612-554-4761
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Erica Fornetti
· petition starter
9 years ago
Ms. Pat cares like no other bus driver! Lets do what we can to get her back driving our kids asap.
Please bring Pat back!
We love and appreciate Pats care and close protection over our children on the bus. Yes people say she's strict but it's good for our children to have some discipline in their lives, especially for their wellbeing. We hope she comes back on our route very soon. She is missed by many.
Please assign Pat back to bus 31. We respect Pat as a bus driver who puts the safety of her students on the bus first. I love that I feel comfortable putting my children on the bus when Pat drives because I know they will get to and from school on a safe and respectful bus. Not only do my husband and I miss Pat driving our children to school, our children miss Pat. Please assign her back to bus 31.
Please bring Pat back to our route on Kelzer Pond! She was the one who knew our kids by name and greeted them by name every morning as they stepped on the bus. She always gave thoughtful little cards or treats for the kids on the holidays, to show she really cares for these kids. Pat takes a lot of pride in her job and takes safety seriously. Kids will always complain of strict rules, but they don't understand they are enforced for their safety. I'm not sure what the children were reporting from those families who wanted her removed, but in almost 10 years of her driving my children, I have been nothing but encouraged and relieved to see her smiling face each morning. We also have children with food allergies and so really appreciate her being vigilant about no food on her bus. I respect and appreciate the rules she enforces as it's for the safety of our kids! Please bring Pat back to our route! My kids (even those who "graduated" from her bus) were so sad and disappointed that she was taken from our route!
Pat is a dependable bus driver. We would prefer her on the route.
It was extremely disconcerting to be informed that Pat, driver of bus #31, had been re-assigned a different bus route and would no longer be the driver for our neighborhood's children. Pat has been my daughter's bus driver for the past 6 years and I fully support her rules and policies she enforces on her bus. It takes a certain type of bus driver that can handle the stress and responsibilities of doing their job and putting the safety of the children first. Pat is the only bus driver I've witnessed do this. She enforces her rules and is quick to respond to issues. She has great route management and has constantly been on time and never misses a stop. The safety of our our children has always been her top priority. She exhibits a level of kindness that I have never witnessed before in a bus driver. We completely stand behind her rules and regulations to keeping her bus and our children safe. Please return Pat back to our neighborhood's route ASAP!
Mrs. Pat has been driving the Watermark bus for 7 years with my two daughters various years and we have NEVER had any issue. She cares about the kids and safety is her biggest concern. I strongly request you reinstate her as our driver and look closely at the few that complained, my guess is that their children were misbehaving on the bus.
We want Pat back!! Her #1 priority has always been the safety of our kids!
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I was informed this evening that Pat the driver for bus #31 has been re-assigned to a different route. I would like to request that Pat be reinstated to her legacy route for Victoria elementary students. I have appreciated Pat serving the transportation needs of our 3 children over the past 6-years. Pat's performance during this time has been nothing short of exemplary. Notably, I have a great deal of trust in the physical and emotional safety of our children being held in the highest regard with Pat on our route. Thank you for your consideration. Ben Kruger
Pat has been a very conscientious, caring and dependable bus driver. I hope that she can be placed back on our route as soon as possible!
A bus driver needs to be strict to keep our kids safe. If the kids got unruly and something happened to one of our kids, my guess is the parents would be quick to question why the bus driver didn't have things under control. We want Pat back on our route!
Miss Pat is everything you want in a bus driver. She's kind compassionate worried about safety and takes the time to know the children individually.
Pat is a great bus driver that cares about the children and their safety on her bus. Please put her back on our route.
Pat enforces the rules and I have no doubt she puts the safety of the kids first. She has been a friendly and reliable driver for many, many years. Please bring her back to our route.
I've learned that Ms. Pat, bus 31 bus driver, has been removed from our route and has been reassigned another route for Victoria Elementary. I've learned she has been removed because a small but very vocal group of parents think she's too strict. I'm writing to say I’m very saddened by this news. Pat has been driving this same route for SO many years and has ALWAYS put the students’ safety first. I've felt very good knowing she's looked after my children like a parent would. As I've told my children, a bus drivers’ responsibility is to get children between home and school in a safe manner. Pat has taken pride in doing that for many years with the kids in this neighborhood. On a personal note, Pat has taken the care and concern for our children one step further… She knows every child’s name, shows concern when a child is missing from the stop, has spent her own money to purchase small holiday gifts for the children. She has helped teach them to care about the people that live on the route (since she knows them, since they are her neighbors). I’m so saddened to think of her not being able to drive her neighborhood route with children she cares so much for. In our last 3 weeks of intermittent subs, we've experiences 1-) the bus driver driving the route the wrong way, 2-) the bus breaking down and the bus driver allowing children to exit the bus and find alternate transportation with an adult unknown to the bus driver, and 3-) a driver completely missed an entire neighborhood on the route. I’m asking you to please reinstate Miss Pat on the route she deserves to be driving, with kids she loves! Thank you, Kelly Omdahl 8335 Kelzer Pond Drive, Victoria, MN 55386 612-554-4761
Ms. Pat cares like no other bus driver! Lets do what we can to get her back driving our kids asap.