Bus Driver is rude. She does not want to pick up my girl if she sits in the car before the bus arrives.?

Question

My daughter has just recovered from fever being hospitalized for 2 weeks for being anemic due to high fever. after she started going to school the driver is behaving rudely. She scolds her for not standing on the bus stop before 5 minits of the bus arrival time. Since she is weak we take her to the bus stop in the car and let her wait for the bus in the car, but the bus driver objects. We requested to give her some time but she said no. She is not going to pick her up and actually did not pick her up even if we followed the bus till the next bus stop. When we said we are going to complain she showed no fear and said her name is sharon and if u want i will give you the number. Now we complaint the principal of the school. But we are still upset. Where else can we complain.

Answer 1

She doesn't want to wait for your child to get OUT of the car. My guess is that you are throwing off her schedule. I've seen it many times. The bus pulls over and waits and waits and waits while the child gets out of the car, unloads all their things out of the back or the trunk and kisses mom goodbye. Buses are on VERY tight schedules and this is just unacceptable.

My daughter waits in the car EVERY morning, BUT as soon as the bus starts down our street she is out like a shot and is waiting at the bus stop so the driver is not thrown off her very tight schedule. You BOTH need to be sensitive and polite to to each other. It's not all about YOUR needs.

HOWEVER, IF MY daughter had just come back from being hospitalized for 2 weeks for ANYTHING, I'd be driving her to school myself and dropping her off at the front door. I'd suggest that. Her health should be your first concern, NOT the bus driver's. I'd suggest you take an extra half hour out of your schedule and deal with this by caring for your own daughter's needs rather than making her ride on a cold bus each morning.

Answer 2

Where I live, the bus drivers work for a private company and the company itself is on contract to the school district. I would complain to the school district and to the bus company. Find out if this driver is correct or not. Does she have the right to do this? If so, complain long and loudly to get this policy changed. If she does not have this right, then make sure something is done about it right away. I hope your daughter is old enough to tell you if this driver treats her badly once she is on the bus.

Good luck to you. I am sure there are a lot of good drivers out there but many of them seem to be little control freaks who misuse their power.

Answer 3

Call the school board and find out where you can file a formal complaint about one of the bus drivers.

One question though--if you have time to sit and drive your daughter to the bus stop and wait with her until the bus arrives, why don't you have time to go ahead and drive her on to school? Also, have you thought about rolling your window down in your car slightly and listening for the bus as it drives up, and keeping your eyes peeled. Every bus I've ever seen has been bright yellow and very noisy. :) Maybe if you see/hear it approaching, you can have your daughter hop out of the car pretty quickly and head on up to the stop and be standing there waiting when the bus arrives.

Answer 4

some schools have a bus service, and I guess you could complain to them. If your daughter is so weak, why don't you take her to school yourself ??? I pulled my son off the bus because of the filthy-mouthed teenagers . They don't listen. It's the parents fault for raising such disrespectful punks, and their white-trash parents expect the bus driver to put up with their cr@p ! They don't talk bad to my little kids, but they are joking around with each other, and ALL the little kids pick up on it. How would you like your 7 yr. old daughter to hear "Su*k my d!(# ?" The bus driver is not the school nurse. Take your weak child to school yourself....God only knows what illness she could pick up on the bus, from some kid sneezing and coughing. If she's anemic, she can pick it up even faster. ALSO, if your child has special needs, there is a bus for that. They will make your child comfortable. Seriously, if your child has a problem, she needs to be on a bus that allows time for her to board.

Answer 5

Are you waiting for the bus to be stopped in front of you before she gets out of the car?? If so I can see why she (bus driver) is upset.. You can see the bus is coming, and she can get out of the car before the bus is at the stop, The Bus driver probably see your daughter acting differently on the bus or getting off the bus, then you do. Their are people (children) that like the attention their getting after a illness, and after their out of your site, they are normal, understand?? If she has such a big problem, she shouldn't even be going to school, or you should be driving her to school.

Answer 6

You are going to have to call the "bus barn" (what it is called here) and make the complaint with her boss. If I was you I would drive her there and when you know the bus is going to be there I would get out and stand there with her to wait. I really think this is messed up because I use to do the same thing with my child when he rode the bus and there was not a problem as long as he was in the line to get on the bus by the time she got the doors open. If I was you I would call the superintendents office and ask them who you need to talk to about the situation with the bus driver.

Answer 7

What did the principal say and do? Follow up with the district supervisor and the school board if you don't get any satisfaction. Bus drivers need a bit of attitude to get through the day, but sounds like this one is on a power trip.

Good luck and take good care of that daughter of yours!

Answer 8

You can call the BUS COMPNAY, since they are the ones that sign her paycheck. The school just has a contract with the company, not the particular driver. But I would think that your child's educators would show a more active role in her welfare. Or if your county has a Central Services , which I guess is the main office for our district, they may be able to help. And if nothing progresses from those avenues, I would contact a lawyer.

Answer 9

OMG!!!!!! That is so rude! I would call the school or the school board. If that fails I would personally call the bus company. If that fails I would call the news. This is unacceptable. My daughter waits in the car all the time. Sometimes it is cold or raining. That is your child! Don't let her intimidate you. I think that you should do something, maybe even talk to the other parents on the route. She shouldn't even be a bus driver. She may be mean to the kids. Please take action!!!!

Answer 10

Goodness!!!! You better complain...that woman needs to be put in her place, and fast. She has no right, or business, dictating to you about what you can or cant do at the bus stop. As long as your daughter is ready to board the bus when she arrives. You need to get a big ole backbone and speak up.Stand up to that bully biotch, and also, report her to the principal, as well as the school board, and if I think of anywhere else, I will edit and add it. When you see the bus coming, make sure your daughter gets out of the car and is ready to board the bus. If she has to wait, while she is getting out of your car, and getting her stuff, I see her complaining. But otherwise, she needs to shut her trap and do her job. Report her, now. If she is treating your child so poorly, imagine how she is treating others.