Tag: Transportation
My bus driver told me that you are not allowed to get off the bus after you get on it. Is this an actual rule, because if so I was never aware of it before?
A. This is true. Once students are onboard the bus they are not allowed back off. Bus drivers assume full responsibility for the safety and welfare of the students once students board the bus. A student who needs to get back off the bus would need to ask the bus driver to get permission from […]
Is there a limit to the length of a students’ bus ride. My grandchildren leave Tesago at 2:15 and the bus drops them at their house in the Oaks at 3:05. This is their regular time. I thought it seemed rather long
A. There are many factors that impact the school bus ride home. The NYS Commissioner of Education has ruled on numerous occasions that a bus ride of 1.5 hours is not unreasonable. The Shen school district attempts to keep bus rides under one hour when possible. We strive for both safety and efficiencies. Note, while […]
Every day afternoon route 412p shows up late to pick the kids up. Has this driver been reprimanded or has any action been taken to improve this situation?
A. We have never received a call from anyone about this. Our GPS and live Onscreen program doesn’t indicate a problem for that bus. Please call the transportation department to address any transportation concerns.
I’m a junior and since juniors can’t drive to school I have to take the bus. My bus comes at approximately 6:34am and sometimes earlier. I find myself almost missing the bus because it consistently comes earlier as the week progresses. When my bus gets to campus, at 6:50am, we have to wait on the bus until 7:10am. That’s 20 minutes of sitting on the bus Infront of school. My question is Why can’t the bus drivers pick the students up at least five minutes later instead of rushing to school to wait Infront for 20 minutes?
A. This is a question that is often asked. The bus driver starts the route on time every day. Sometimes the route runs later and sometimes it runs earlier depending on a couple of factors such as traffic, weather and the number of student who may/may not board the bus on any particular day. We […]
Can a middle school student get off at any bus stop or must they get off at their designated stop each afternoon?
A. High school and middle school students may ride a different bus, if this is a onetime deal, upon presentation of a bus pass to the bus driver. Bus passes are available at your school office, processed with information obtained from a note from the parent/guardian. Please note, bus passes will only be honored on […]
How often are school buses checked for safety and mechanical issues. I witnessed a bus on Route 146, which while stopped at a red light and in motion, had a door wide open.
A. Every bus is on a 56-day, preventative maintenance schedule. Every day, before the bus leaves the bus compound, the school bus drivers make a pre-trip inspection. Unfortunately, once in a while things do go wrong on the roadway. In this particular case, there were no children onboard and the bus was close enough to the […]
Wouldn’t it make way more sense to have elementary, middle, and high school’s bus times switch? For example, having high school have school start at 8:40, having middle school start at 8:00 and having elementary start at the high school time. This would make sense because the high schoolers have the most hw, and the least time to sleep. Elementary schools in other regions start earlier, so they should get used to waking up early to go to school. They are the least stressed out with school, so it just makes sense.
A. The district frequently looks at the number of buses, routing logistics and school start times. This is the schedule that works logistically right now.
