Parents to Improve School Transportation: VOTE YES! SCHOOL BUS BILL OF RIGHTS

NYC public schools have an extra 150 minutes a week called Extended Day for students who show need based on state test results (taken toward the end of each grade 3 to 8) and/or principal discretion. In the ASD Nest program, grades 1 to 2 use this time to go over lessons they have missed during the day because they are taken out of class . . . read more »

We are informed via text message from the school at 2:45 PM that our child's bus was in an accident this morning and he did not arrive at school until 10:45 AM This was in response to a text inquiry from us after another parent told us that our child was late to school. We called the school, and after the principal and teachers declined to . . . read more »

Normal pick-up time is 7:10 AM, bus arrives at 7:40 AM. Driver informs me that there are "inspections" all over town, some buses are "one hour late". Bus arrives at school at 8:50 AM, half an hour late. I call OPT to inquire about the nature of the inspection in mid-morning. OPT customer service rep David informs me that he is unaware of any . . . read more »

Today was a half day at school. At around noon, a friend, and parent of our child's classmate calls and informs us that our child is stranded outside the school with no sign of the bus. Dismissal was at 11:30 AM that day. Our friend informs us that she happened to be walking by the pick-up area because she picked her child up that day. She saw . . . read more »

For the first 2 weeks of school in the 2010 school year, my child’s pick up time was 8:40. School starts at 8:20. With an approximate travel time of one hour, my child was routinely 90 minutes late to school.

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 »

In Dec 2009, two hats were stolen from my child on the bus.  My child told me who had done it, and when I informed OPT (2 complaints and called the school), I was told that the they were looking into the incident. I have yet to hear back.

When my child was switched to standard size bus, he immediately started coming home saying that he was being picked on and called names. I complained to principal and OPT and was told to tell the matron to switch his seat.