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.
Short answer, yes. The bus driver is allowed to assign seats as he or she sees fit. Yes, they are allowed to confiscate your items if they are a legitimate distraction.
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Yes and yes. Truthfully though, I prefer other student management methods. Just bring headphones and a good music player.
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That's a complicated question because there is a driver that is good for every route. Kids respond to different ways of handling them and not all kids respond in the same way. Recently, I had to merge my route with another route and took on an additional 40 to 50 kids. It took about two weeks but I'm finally seeing progress in how these kids are responding to me mainly because of the example set by my original kids.
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State will refer you back down to local as its simply political. How they choose to spend their money is up to them.
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Which cuddly-seeming animals are actually dangerous to be around?
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Does it get aggravating answering people's dumb questions all day long?
If the shoe fits....
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Strobe lights on top of the buses are clear. It looks like its white when it flashes but thats just the cover over the light.
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Legally speaking, I am not sure. I suppose if mileage is right and they can get some use out of it, i suppose they could do that. Most systems won't use buses older than 20 years but many of our buses are that old if not older.
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