OK so yesterday my kids didn't get home from school until almost 4:45. I was really worried about what was going on so I called the school to find out and they told me that the bus was running late. I said OK and waited until the kids got home. Come to find out they were sitting across the street in the Richview Middle School parking lot the whole time. Turns out that someone on the bus was messing with the emergency window and set off the alarm. So the bus driver had to pull over and wait for an administrator and a transportation personnel to show up and find out what was going on. No one wanted to fess up who did it so everyone who was sitting by an emergency window ( that's four seats with two kids in each seat) got a write up. Including Elyssa who was very upset by the whole thing because she never gets in trouble for anything. Not at school or on the bus. DJ got in trouble because he was writing on the window with his finger. Now this I understand because he and his friend were writing Help and S.O.S. We had to explain to him that that was wrong because he was not in an emergency. He was just mad because they were just sitting there.
All I'm saying is if a parent calls the school to find out why their child is late coming home don't tell them they are simply running late if something else is going on. All we want to know is where are children are and if they are OK. That's all I'm saying.
Anyway I need to go. The kids are home from school (on time today) and need to do their homework.
Blog at you later.
Grrr! I emailed Mrs. Vaden and the head of transportation asking them to call parents if a bus is that late. They have the technology to call all parents with a touch of a button (I know because my mom is a principal), but Mr.s Vaden wrote back saying there was only one other parent who was concerned about this and that I should call the school if the bus is late. :o( I wasn't happy with that response.
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