Parents to Improve School Transportation

My 8 yr old child rides the school bus with nine 17 year olds who have extreme behavior problems. I filled a police report against one of the teens today for petty larceny and menacing. This teen took my child's iPod yesterday and was flicking a lighter behind him. OPT did remove my child from this route but the practice of mixing ages on . . . read more »

Four students have been trying to change bus since September. Young students are mixed with violent high school students from another school. Students have thrown paper, water bottles and have spit out of the bus. In addition they have physically assaulted one another and yelled profanities at other students, the driver and the matron. During . . . read more »

My child came off the standard bus crying with a big red mark across their cheek. The matron informed me that when she had disembarked to escort teenagers from other schools onto the bus, and one of the older children got out of their seat and accosted my child. My child was smacked and a pencil was shoved in his ear. I immediately took my . . . read more »