School Bus Driver

School Bus Driver

The Bus Driver

15 Years Experience

South, ..

Female, 37

I have been a bus driver since late 2006. I know the inside story, the scoop, the down low dirt of what it takes to be a bus driver, how to handle kids and adults, and how to survive on the "streets" so to speak. I used to have a blog, feel free to browse it or ask me a question here.

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Last Answer on February 07, 2021

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What do you think for overcrowded schools? So there are a few options. But making new buildings and adding on can cost a lot of money. But all of these options have cost ands expenses such as staffing, resources, etc. So there are more non traditiona

Asked by Sandra over 4 years ago

 

Why do some districts have routes set that drivers pick on seniority, some the supervisors pick for them, other times it’s first come first serve, and other times the drivers pretty much keep the same routes which is pretty much where supervisors still pick

Asked by Paige over 4 years ago

 

What’s the point in giving a bus aide a radio if the driver already had one same as giving mechanics radios?

Asked by Sharron over 4 years ago

 

Some have other methods and sometimes some districts even change routes (even multiple times) in the middle of a school year sometimes the driver, sometimes the stops, sometimes the physical distance and where stops are, sometimes the stop times and skmetkmes who rides what bus

Asked by Paige over 4 years ago

 

YOUR NOT GOING AWAY LIKE THE WEATHER GUY ARE YOU?!?!?!?!?!

Asked by ******** over 3 years ago

 

Sometimes they change the buses around it’s just dysfunctional I don’t understand

Asked by Paige over 4 years ago

 

I had a substitute driver who said that she can do whatever the hell she’s wants and the district or the bus company can’t do anything about it because she works for a temp agency

I’m not going to go into all of what she did. She was the worst driver we ever had. She said go bitch to them if you want to and they don’t give a fuck what you or your partners have to say.
What do I do?! We have had her probably three times this year already. But this was the worst we ever had her right before spring break. Nobody will do anything I have heard other stories on her before too.

She told my best friend to ride the short bus

Asked by Kay almost 3 years ago