Louisville parents sound off about JCPS busing fiasco

#jcps #louisville #shorts #youtubeshorts

[@IAmWithinEverything]

This is total BS. Whoever they’ve hired to do scheduling and training needs to be fired immediately.

[@WhereToby]

I live in louisville, it’s not the bus drivers fault it’s the school districts fault for under estimating the amount of kids and messing up the kids bus routes

[@lindamclennan8645]

😮Whatever all the problems are & whoever is at fault-FIX IT,LOUISVILLE ! 😮

[@jnm.624]

Parents should drive their children to/from school. It's easy. Or they can drive the bus!!

[@teresajeffrey8870]

LOL some parents have to work and they can't drive their children to and from school you must be one of the lucky ones

[@lorisalim4598]

Nationwide, districts can't find drivers. People don't want to work!

[@stevelilly4876]

Every year Louisville school system act like it’s the first time they’ve EVER started a new school year!

[@ReelLaughsRevolution]

Omg!! That's exactly what I said!!! Every YEAR it's the same routine. What changed??

[@countrycritterfarm1376]

My SIL drives School Bus. She goes out and Drives her Route Multiple times, before School even starts. When my Son started HS, his first day of School, his bus did not get him home till almost 7pm. His Dads House was 8 mins and 9 miles from the School🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

[@jenniferslatten6705]

And every election how do they vote?

[@YT4Me57]

​@@jenniferslatten6705EXACTLY!!!

[@brve_he4rt29]

You have to keep in mind that there are a lot of transplants(new students) kids take longer figuring out the getting on bus....drivers don't know kids as well and are ensuring they've got them all. Constant changing routes. It is a new year each year. You will see busses out days before school starts to run the routes. Pick your kids up if you can but keep in mind all that goes into the new year. Many minute delays...maybe they sit and talk to parents who have questions maybe kids are being unsafe I agree that it's far too late and I'm from out of area. I panick at an hr past w the app we all do. But it's likely like pp said. More drivers more busses more funding or mismanagement altogether of those funds

[@teresamariecaglehitt]

Our old bus driver was so abusive he did jail time. He’d slam on the brakes so hard for kids talking..not yelling..TALKING. He demanded silence with a bus full of kindergarteners & first graders. He was finally arrested when a girl broke her arm from one of his brake slamming moments. A few weeks before that a kid got a broken nose. CPS & detective’s came to our homes to talk to our kids.

[@deborahlangford468]

GOOD!!! I hope he's still in jail and if not that I at least hope and pray that he's not working at a job where he is around ANY CHILDREN of ANY AGES!!!

[@teresamariecaglehitt]

@@deborahlangford468 we are still going through court proceedings with it, us parents had to actually fight for the kids to not have to testify in front of him. They agreed to allow the kids to have their statements recorded in front of a court personnel & an officer & it be played bk in court. They said he could do 18 months in with upto 5 years probation & he has to pay restitution to all injured parties & will no longer be allowed to hold state/county jobs

[@Mr.FishStickiscool]

Are you guys from Louisville because I am 😢

[@teresamariecaglehitt]

@@Mr.FishStickiscool I’m originally from Indiana, but now live in California, which is where my kids driver committed his crime.

[@lawrencedasilva4451]

As a retired school bus driver here in central Texas, we occasionally had very young riders virtually disappear between the seats. The schools start in August and the buses are not air conditioned, making it easy to fall asleep, especially for the 1st and 2nd grade kids. Also, we had two-way radios and used them all the time. Sometimes you make a scheduled stop but the student is sleeping and none of the other students know who gets off where. Sometimes a bus driver would make it back to the bus yard and do walk through check, only to find a small kid had missed their stop. Some drivers wouldn't check for stragglers while still on the routes, so the driver has a responsibility to know their riders.

[@missnukkinfutz]

Our bus driver turned around and drove back 7 miles to our farm because my son forgot Lego man's hair. He would also have his wife make lunches for kids who occasionally forgot theirs and take them to school for what he called "My babies". Mr T, the best bus driver ever. 🇨🇦

[@JustAGrrrrl]

I'd have called the police and had the driver charged with kidnapping LONG before 8 p.m.!!! UNACCEPTABLE!!

[@ginadelsasso288]

I would have called for an amber alert if it took that long for my kid to get home. I would assume they lost her....not holding her hostage in the bus.

[@jnm.624]

😂😅 don't put your children on the bus again. You drive them to /from. Imagine the bus driver got home at 10p and has to get up at 5a and do it all over again. Probably lost a field trip job after school also. Bus driver must have appreciated the call to the police.

[@elisabethduinink2439]

makes you wonder

[@elisabethduinink2439]

​@jnm.624 not everyone has that option or capability nowadays.

[@jnm.624]

@elisabethduinink2439 yeah because YOU have a job, and the BUS DRIVER wasn't doing his job? LoL!! Drive your kids!!

[@controllacocofn9881]

Ridiculous i had to take my kid off the bus last year cause they were coming home so late. These kids, especially the elementary ones, were getting dismissed around 345 last year and not getting home until 8pm. Stop bussing kids all across town. And stop making these bus drivers have to make 5-6 runs to multiple schools. Its no wonder they were losing track of kids. Its chaos

[@lehliladevandria5712]

My thing is why are they arriving so late? Where are they taking these kids?

[@nancynelosn5830]

What a disaster

[@wolverinebear5357]

School of choice ruins good schools with the bad apples from bad parents wanting to put their child in the "best" school they can. Fix the school in your district dont allow the city kids to come to the suburbs an turn your good school into another mini chiraq

[@Rebleraysavage]

Greed is a horrible thing from the top of the company

[@libra11426]

8pm?? How is that even possible? Thats like a 4hr ride home.

[@BluegrassJay]

This incompetence is exactly why my family moved outside Louisville.

[@stone9802]

haven't been able to move out of this hellhole, im just lucky i take online school. screw louisville and also on a less related note screw their "city planning"

[@astro.dragonn]

exactly.

[@zorobones8014]

Good

[@mollyjohnson7434]

Incompetent? Legislatures cut 19 million from JCPS. I understand why no one wants to drive a bus when you deal with entitled parents.

[@BluegrassJay]

@@mollyjohnson7434 yeah the parents that pay the bills. And the problems Louisville has you can't throw enough money at it to fix. Got teachers all through my family. You can't educate what you can't discipline. The parents aren't the ones raising hell on the bus. Then an accident happens and the liability falls on the driver first. I'm a CDL driver and I would rather be liable for a trailer a hazardous waste than children you can't discipline.

[@janamartin4048]

I’ll never forget the year my oldest started kindergarten in Alabama. Riding the bus was a nightmare for a couple of weeks. She didn’t get home until 7 (and she was 5…). New drivers trying to learn the route and also being very short handed. Then a couple of weeks into school she didn’t get off the bus one day. I called transportation, they contacted the bus… a sub driver forgot to let her off and wouldn’t listen when she told him they had missed her drop off. She ended up being using to the very end of the route (and we were supposed to be one of the first stops) and he then realized she was right and they had missed her drop off. He transferred her to a different bus and they got her home… almost 8 pm. I’m legally blind and we had to use transportation. If I had any other choice back then she wouldn’t have gotten back on a bus! Thankfully after that we had a great driver for the rest of elementary school. Now we homeschool both our kids so thankfully don’t have to worry about bus rides any more.

[@karentucker2161]

They are supposed to learn that before the school starts. Or at keast in Florida in the city i live in, they are supposed to learn it before driving those kids.

[@jenniferlynn8062]

Why would u wait until 7 to get ur kid home ? The second the bud stopped and I didn’t see my very young child step off of the bus , I’d stop the bus and see what’s going on lol

[@janamartin4048]

@@jenniferlynn8062 I was actually standing at the bus stop and saw the bus go up one street from ours (never came down our road). I called transportation several times times until they got her home. Unfortunately I’m legally blind and can’t drive or I never would have had her on the bus. Thankfully both my kids (now teens) and homeschooled so no more bus rides for them.

[@GERMANAITOR]

My old school bus driver Vicky was a great woman. She liked playing the "hip" radio stations. A lot of people thought she was mean, but she was just tough. She didn't care how much we talked as long as we were safe and not rude to anyone. She passed away from what I believe was a heart attack a few years ago. 😔 Rest easy, Vicky. You're driving angels to class now ❤️

[@tiredofitall9213]

Sounds just like my bus driver! I don't know if she's still around now but she was laid back and always had the radio on. She was great! I think she only had to stop the bus twice from 9th-12th grade...

[@mzeevirginia8749]

OMG was she from the San Fernando valley? Because if so she was my bus driver too!😳 And she was awesome🥹❤and may she rest in peace🥺🙏🏿😞

[@CamCat13]

Back in early 2000s in Wisconsin, I experienced something similar. I think I was in kindergarten when the school staff put me on the wrong bus. I distinctly remember crying and screaming, trying to tell them that it wasn't my bus. They didn't believe me because of my age and thought I was just crabby. My normal bus driver was an elderly man, not a younger woman. Not to mention the bus itself was entirely different with kids I've never bussed before with on a route I didn't recognize. Made it all the way back to the bus depot. After some phone calls, the bus driver put me into her personal truck (no backseats) and got me back home. It was just past dinner time when I got home. Over a decade later when my usual bus driver retired, that same woman that helped me get home became my new bus driver.

[@juliafox52]

She's lucky she didn't get charged with kidnapping or some other stupid thing that punishes good people doing good things.

[@MsSjones2426]

​@@juliafox52 It wasn't really like that back then.

[@twothousandandchew]

that’s scary. that happened to me too sort of. but because the people couldn’t read the name on the bus note properly. it was stan lee not stacey lee. they sent me on the wrong bus thinking i was going to some random older highschool girls place was on the bus for a very long time and my parents had to come get me. when people can’t do their jobs right it’s so amazing isn’t it

[@vivpace7049]

​@juliafox52 what good things!? Back to the depot at 8pm!!?? With ppl's children??!!! since 3 or 3:30!!?? Not my child!

[@adelinelamkin]

Parents get your kids out of JCPS. Obviously they are to irresponsible to take care of children.

[@cltp6163]

They can’t that’s not how schools work you don’t get school choice unfortunately that’s what the Democrats refused to do and that’s what people vote for these Democrats that are against people taking their kids to whatever school they want to and having their taxes allocating to that school and it’s gonna keep happening until people stop being idiots and vote for the people who are in favor of school choice. Both sides are corrupt but at least vote for someone who is in favor of that choice ..Until then people are trapped in shiitty school districts because they can’t afford to be in a better school district

[@margiethomas8]

JCPS years ago was corrupt and nothing has changed!

[@fionasteele3642]

So does that mean not to take kids to JC Penny Stores . It can’t mean that surely ?

[@mnmom723]

It’s too

[@mnmom723]

@@fionasteele3642Jefferson County Public Schools

[@carolunderwood]

Stop bussing kids across town! Let them go to neighborhood schools Imagine the money saved on gas alone

[@likeitalltheway4343]

They do it for the government funds.

[@bluedragonfly8139]

LOL, yeah, god forbid your kids get to know kids from other areas, including, *gasp* other socioeconomic classes!

[@HeatherSchrivener-el2mx]

The issue with neighborhood schools is schools in rich neighborhoods get lots of tax funding and fancy stuff, but schools in poor neighborhoods end up underfunded and shitty. Neighborhood schools would be great, but only if but only if funding was spread equally to all schools so no kid ends up getting shafted with a terrible education.

[@laurieinmn6468]

@@bluedragonfly8139 You missed the pint. Kids are on the bus for over 2 hours. You would not want a 4 hour travel time for work.

[@mr.mclibtard5015]

Then how would blacks get a good education?

[@jerrykinnin7941]

I'm a 29 yr experience veteran truck driver. I can't get a school bus license without giving up my class A CDL. Just to go back and get the class A back. That's ridiculous I can haul tanker hazmat in double trailers But can't drive a bus. Do they not know how to route plan. Public schools in Kentucky are the biggest employer in every county in KY. This incident proves my theory that we need to stop educated idiots from public office.

[@lilkygirl0284]

We had a 3rd party for our routes this year. Alpharoute is who messed up our system

[@BlondeAgent]

It's a Democrat state what do you expect?

[@brendahennesseereger8609]

$265,000 was paid to the company of under graduates to provide a route program that had less than a 50% success rate. Mr. Polio needs to return his $75,000 raise. Jefferson County has a budget of over $1 billion annually and this is the best that they can do? Also Polio has stated that his family has suffered since he has taken the job, he needs to resign.

[@charlesminter1622]

​@BlondeAgent With a few exceptions, Kentucky has been a solidly red state since the 50s.

[@chatryna]

I believe it is a republican state. But the city of Louisville is democrat. It is also the land of Mitch McConnel and Rand Paul with a democrat Governor. Go figure. Not sure party affiliation has anything to do with it any more. Republicans always look to democrats to lead. @@BlondeAgent

[@sarahcruz4483]

8 o' clock? Hell no. This is so sad. These parents need to fight to make this right. These poor kids and like the lady said i cant imagine the little ones who have no idea why they're still on the bus at 8.

[@debrawarren3023]

how many children wet their pants. figure get on bus after school @ 3:40, NO SNACK or DINNER, NO TOILETING UNTIL OFF BUS @ 8PM????

[@carolmccullough-kuchar4782]

This is outrageous! Schools are freaking nuts. I homeschooled my daughter by 7th grade. I couldn't trust them to take good care of her. She wasn't safe there for many reasons. She graduated college with a 4.0 GPA. She didn''t miss anything by being homeschooled.

[@scoop2591]

❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@juliafox52]

She missed a lot from being homeschooled, just nothing good. I've seen the village and I don't want them raising my children!

[@kristycarver3308]

I'm homeschooling and I hate the stigma around it! Schools have proven time and time again that they are unsafe!

[@cliftonmcnalley8469]

Unfortunately, a large percentage of parents have no qualifications for homeschooling.

[@bjty5615]

Homeschooling is best better grades and they can think for themselves...

[@karrieward4254]

And let me guess? The kids are 3 to a seat,and unruly because they have been on the bus too long. It's the transportation director who needs to be held accountable! I used to have up to 75 kids on my bus at one time when I drove bus in Ohio. Ever tried to drive a bus with 75 kids yelling behind you?

[@patriciahall68]

Kids are kids. They are mostly told not to talk all day. Too much IS too much though. Parents need notifications not bus drivers taking it into their own hands to abuse kids. Look up the WORD ABUSE!

[@karrieward4254]

@@patriciahall68 right! That's why it's the transportation director and administration to not overload busses and to not overstress the bus driver in an already stressful environment. Don't blame the bus driver for the shortfall when they are in a no win situation to begin with. Why do you think there is a shortage of bus drivers to begin with. They have been complaining about this for years and nobody listens.

[@bettecummins8340]

I cannot imagine being a bus driver in this day & age. There is a big shortage of bus drivers. Several kids have not been disciplined by their parents to ride quietly and patiently.

[@sorrowfulvixxx]

exactly.

[@Ashbrash1998]

What does that have to do with kids not getting home until 8 or 9 o'clock at NIGHT??

[@michellesimpson6639]

Kids should not have to sit quietly on the bus...if someone can't handle children's noise they probably shouldn't be a bus driver

[@kadi9682]

⁠@@michellesimpson6639right! I do aftercare with kids 3yrs to 5th grade. I realize they have to sit and listen most of the looong day, so I totally don’t mind them being loud and energetic they need it , they’re kids. They need adults in their lives that really love them even when they’re having a hard day. It’s not all about trouble, it’s about we all make mistakes let’s practice doing better(correction). They need to be able to live and develop healthy thinking patterns. I love my kiddos! I want the safest place possible for them. So I interact with them and get to know them. 😊

[@kowalchukm]

@@michellesimpson6639you are naive to what kids actually do on the bus. SCREAMING. FIGHTS. THROWING THINGS. heaven forbid a bus driver even SCOLD a child and their parents are calling the news and threatening to sue 🙄😒

[@danielwykowski6069]

Who wants to drive a bus when the schools don't back the drivers, will never drive again.

[@chatryna]

I believe it's called the fall of of Rome. Everyone is dropping the ball from the administration to the parents. We are all about freedom when it leads to corruption.

[@vonnaanderson4036]

As a past bus driver there is no excuse for this! In Oregon the children can not be on the bus more than an hour. Unless it is a rural area and miles between ranches. Make shorter and more compact routes! Bus makes many routes with the younger ones being transported first. They need to hire some of the route managers from our state to get them set up. Also, we make test runs so we can time the route and give the parents a time to expect and be waiting for their children. Parents , stand up and unite!

[@lcvb1624]

In Oregon & Washington the child "disappearance" stats are staggeringly HIGH!.

[@gagemattingly6706]

this could all be over if they just let kids go to school near them, stop putting kids from affluent neighborhoods into bad schools for tax money and start actually funding the schools like a government should do.

[@erinelizabeth9153]

I drove for Head Start in Oregon and this was drilled into our heads by the trainers. No route can be longer than 1 hour. Unless it’s a rual area.

[@jessicanielsen6134]

Related anecdote-- i live in Oregon and work as a school nurse for several local counties, and the busing crisis locally is having a major impact on getting kids to and from school safely. I often ride the bus with medically fragile students, and coordinating rides for these vulnerable kiddos is crazy difficult (several schools have even ended up footing the bill for taxi cabs/ubers, basically). There have been times kiddos end up on the bus with me for three hours in a day thanks to insane bus routes and having to bounce students around between traded drivers/buses. It is so incredibly taxing on them (heck, it's taxing on *me*, and I'm not medically fragile) and makes it hard for the kiddos to maintain the energy necessary to actually participate in class with their peers. I do believe that (at least in our own circumstances locally) budget and employee support is a huge variable. Wages for school/school dist employees aren't great, which is confusing considering how much additional funding has been thrown at the schools off and on over the past two to three years (i attend city council and school board meetings so i can gain enough of a knowledge base to know what I'm b*tching about). Worth noting additionally is that we're now experiencing serious teacher/specialist shortages, as well. Class sizes are larger than ever, the number of kids with major major behavioral issues is through the roof, and our superintendents just shrug their shoulders as if they're commiserating with the rest of us (fun fact, we just hired ANOTHER SUPERINTENDENT-- It'll be our FOURTH FREAKING ONE. The previous three have all 'stayed on to provide support during this trying time' ....pretty confident, however, that paying [$130k salary plus retirement matching and full benefits] for FOUR SUPERINTENDENTS to do the job of ONE isn't a budget friendly move. But what do I know)

[@roxanne5077]

I wish Americans understood that if citizens stood together they could stop this kind of thing, stage a protest in large numbers, have students protest right outside building & refuse to go in if they don't address this issue, protest at the superintendents office, etc etc...stand your ground as a group, refuse to back down, ITS YOUR TAX MONEY, THEY WORK FOR YOU!! REPLACE THE OFFICIALS THAT DO NOT DO THEIR JOBS & FIND SOLUTIONS.

[@cortsucher8203]

Because now the democrats are trying lable them as bad parents and combative

[@Menace2Society9]

School officials do not work for the taxpayers 😂😂

[@user-mc6dg6qe8l]

You need government permission to protest -_-

[@nv8227]

@@Menace2Society9??? School officials do work for the county or state or city they work in and they are paid by educational tax dollars and federal funds. We live in a capitalist society with many many socialist comforts (school, ems, hospitals, Medicare/Medicaid. It’s all an illusion of control. The real control comes from you stepping back from the system.

[@Dascia2]

They could fix this crap by just paying people a living wage... But they don't want to do that.

[@michelewalburn4376]

Centralized schools were not the answer. We need neighborhood schools again.

[@wildheart5086]

How did this occur? No representatives to advocate for schooling in your own neighborhoods?

[@infinity4evr]

Couldn’t agree more.

[@VOLITIONSPARK]

???? All schools are neighborhood schooks

[@marisha.art.channel]

@@wildheart5086 this occurred because politicians gave people the idea that public schools were awful so lots of people pulled their kids at a public schools and took them to charter schools and then there was not enough funding to keep up the public schools in neighborhoods. So those schools were eventually shut down and kids who still wanted to attend public school were taken to centralized schools that were farther away than us requiring more buses. And then, as a result of funding stuff politicians just diverted funding away from public schools and said see if public schools don’t work so they don’t need this much money, even though they were creating schools that needed more money because they had more students and needed more resources and space. So if we wanna blame this on anybody, I don’t think we should be blaming this on people who were not advocating for smaller neighborhood schools, but rather we should blame politicians who convinced voters the public schools were bad, and I have been working for the last 20 years or so to dismantle the public education system in this country both on the local levels, and Federal levels because they don’t want an educated population. I personally saw this in Fort Wayne Indiana when I was living and working there. Kids were being Bustin from the southside of Fort Wayne to schools out in the country became centralized schools for country, kids, southern city, kids, and refugee kids. It created an over populated school with lots of issues because of the different populations, not knowing how to interact with each other. It also created teachers who were overwhelmed by the situation and super frustrated because that was not what they thought they were signing up for. They thought they were signing up for like a small country school when in reality they were signing up for a centralized school that became an over populated school full of all kinds of kids, with all kinds of problems, who are often very tired from having to get up early to go to their buses. And that’s just one example! I know shit like that happens everywhere. That’s just the one that I personally saw.

[@karenneill9109]

What a mess! Where I live, kids don’t take school busses. You walk to your neighbourhood school, or your parents drive you to a different school (or take the public bus in high school).

[@breann7326]

I know the feeling. My child was driven and dropped off to an entirely different town at the age of 6. For over an hour, NOBODY KNEW WHERE MY CHILD WAS! That was the third strike, and last time my child rode the bus to and from home and school. It is very scary to even allow a field trip now due to our experiences.

[@debrapipes1441]

I'm so glad I'm done with all this school bus mess😮

[@lovingmayberry307]

UPLOADERS NEED TO INCLUDE MORE INFORMATION IN THEIR DESCRIPTIONS!!!!!

[@mrsmacca126]

We NEVER put our kids on a bus. We even adjusted our work schedules so that one of us ALWAYS was able to drop off/ pick up. Our neighbors pitched in and we had a nice little system with all of the children in our block

[@___LC___]

Parents need to call the police and report their child missing if the school can’t get them home within an hour of release.

[@Menace2Society9]

Yeah because thatll surely help 🙄

[@sully0001]

@@Menace2Society9 Actually, it will. Because then CPS gets involved, and the schools come under the gun, so to speak. The Schools have to defend their lack of action and preparedness. I've done it, the school goes into Panic mode, and jump through their asses to resolve the problem with Transportation.

[@sofire6852]

Absolutely!! Ridiculous

[@reneefoster2073]

Yes it gives a paper trail to give to the council members. They won't just take your word for it you need receipts. Especially if they need medication. What about the older kids that need to be home until their parents get home from work? So your kid has to eat dinner after 8:00 then do 3-5 hours of homework then shower, go to bed between 12:00-2:00am. Then up at 5:00-6:00am. Tell me this makes sense.

[@bluedragonfly8139]

LOL, yeah, 'cause wasting police time when you know your kid is on the bus is a great idea.

[@richardpack4]

Context would be nice.

[@joshuajames6253]

Look up JCPS School bus issues.

[@Flamingtac0]

JCPS has had a storm on the horizon with the school bus program for years. Last year was the 4th or 5th year where kids got home up to 7hrs after school ended. This year, they made huge changes to school start and stop time that were supposed to alleviate the driver shortage issue and let drivers run more routes. Instead, we had kids on busses so long without bathroom breaks that they soiled themselves and ran from their busses crying when they finally got to their stop. Several elementary kids were dropped off in the wrong neighborhoods. Parents were meeting drivers at the bus compound to get their kids. 12 drivers quit on day one, and I think a few more in the days that followed. They called off school for two days to fix the issue, then extended it. Elementary and middle schools returned Friday, 6 days behind schedule. Hgh schools go back tomorrow, 7 days behind schedule. We are expecting tomorrow to be not much better than day one, mostly improved because so many parents will be driving their kids rather than subject them to the mess that occurred the week before last. The car rider lines at schools have already been spilling out onto the access roads for years, making life miserable for residents that need to head to work at that time, that's going to be the new big issue. There have been times I've had to wait 15 minutes to get out of my neighborhood because everyone blocks intersections here, and the traffic can come to a standstill for extended periods.

[@chatryna]

It was horrible and happens every year when school starts and kids get bussed to and from school. As the comments are stating, many kids did not get home till after 9pm. It is truly disgusting. People are stating here that they have moved outside of the county in order to flee the nonsense. It doesn't help that the traffic lights are not efficient, that the roads flood everytime it rains, and that trains run equal with car traffic on the streets cutting off people from their routes whether in rich or poor neighborhoods. They shut down the entire highway crossing bridges from one state to the other to shoot off fireworks. The state rarely picks up their signs after road construction so now people don't believe road construction signs when they see them. It is a true mess. I think there is only one company that has its headquarters here so everyone else whether rich or poor has no power to influence leadership. And the poor are forced to take a little road bridge across the Ohio river from down town because the highway bridge is an expensive toll bridge Mike Pence installed with KY governor. It feels like no one is concerned with the city that hosts the Derby. The streets only get cleaned up for these races. They do road construction during the middle of the day and shut down entire highways if there is an accident for hours and hours. And the Highways they design seem to be built for accidents. It is one hot mess.

[@canecorsomami2104]

​@@Flamingtac0I don't live there, but is there a stadium, convention center, or mega church, empty lot that would allow the parents to park there and a couple of buses could run every 15-20mins to shuttle kids there for parents to pick up so the neighborhood and school lot is less congested?

[@CorreaoFyrestarr]

@@Flamingtac0Thank you for the explanation.

[@aurinanz]

i didn’t get home until 8:45 on wednesday. my sister didn’t get home until 6:52. this is so messed up.

[@nothosaur]

This happened in 2010 in Louisville. Now, it's happening again. Why?

[@page.brooke]

Oh my god I'm so sorry

[@thatswhatshesaid6326]

What the hell happened??? that’s absolutely ridiculous

[@BelovedbyAdonai]

This is beyond insane ❗️😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱 What happened and WHY ????

[@michelewalburn4376]

That's horrible. What time did you leave the school? How do they expect kids to go that long with food, water, bathrooms? I'm praying that y'all weren't on the bus for hours.

[@deannameoak4411]

my bus ride in elementary school when I was little now being 24 . My ride home after being released at around 4pm I didn't get home till between 7:30pm and 8pm if the roads were bad in the winter time and people a kid can live 3 or 4 hours without food or water and a bathroom but Most of us colored,read, napped, did homework, listened to music on our portable CD players 😂 or the radio , and our responsible parents packed us a extra snack specifically for this time a after school snack and we were taught by our parents and driver to throw away our wrappers at the next stop when we were done with our snacks! It took so long for these rides because for my whole elementary there was only like 4 or 5 buses with 2 to 3 kids in every seat most the time that's going to take some time to get that many kids home not to mention I lived in a rural area. I loved my bus drivers I had while In school some of the nicest people you'd ever meet 😊

[@kyleepierce1390]

I'm a school bus driver, things like this frustrate me. This is why some kids are scared of buses and it lasts for their entire school experience. And it causes parents to have a distrust of bus drivers in general. When something like this ends up on the news parents who see it from other states are worried about their kids on buses. And then it causes the good bus drivers to have to work so much harder to prove they can take care of the riders and show that parents should give them a chance to earn their trust. Most bus companies and bus drivers are kind, caring, good bus drivers.

[@chars.9780]

This IS happening everywhere. This week I had a student that was left at the school and a student that was not dropped off where they were supposed to be. And no one knew where the student was until 2 hours after the sbus had left the school. True incompetence

[@Menace2Society9]

If a kid doesnt get off at the right stop. Thats on the kid and the parents. Not the school.

[@Ashbrash1998]

​@@Menace2Society9Depends on the kid, if we're talking about little kids than is it really their fault when the adult's job is to make sure they are dropped off at the correct stop?

[@Menace2Society9]

@@Ashbrash1998 parents should be teaching them.. these are the basics... sometimes mistakes happen on both ends. Especially if the driver can't see the kid in the seat..

[@cristalhenson95]

My Dad is a School Bus Driver and and he would be appalled!! He has to go through so many classes, education and license renewals!! Why don't all school districts have to go through this???

[@paulacaroleo5143]

I was an aide on a bus. After 2 weeks, I had to quit because those kids were out of control.

[@bubbleslovebird4974]

I know how it is. We had a strict bus driver that flat out told the perants if we don't behave we get banned from the bus for the rest of the year. It was the opiset in the 80's and 90's. You don't keep your butt in the seat to eat you get a woopin and sent to bed with no dessert. You start yelling and screaming and you get a threat of a woopin with a thin dress belt. We never dared misbehaved. We knew what will come. Now perants are doing that soft hand thing. Sometimes it works but with the major stuff they see it as they can get away with anything. Including theft.

[@trixluck]

​@bubbleslovebird4974 you need therapy smh thats sad

[@LuinTheWolf]

Ok boomer

[@kayleensouth7263]

Hmm. Guess u werent the right person for the job.

[@thatcrazychicken]

@@kayleensouth7263 You try tending to these kids no a days. 😂 I left the public system due to it as well. Lots of us have and will continue too until no one’s left for the job. 😂

[@luweezla]

Why are we putting up with politicians who do not do their job? This is traumatic and child endangerment by the government.

[@beastly.warner]

I cant imagine... WAITING THAT LONG! My son fell asleep on the bus one day when he was 8...his stepbrother was told they had to stick together. It wasnt the first time he didnt listen. When he walked in the door and my son wasnt with him he told me he didnt know where he was. I called the school, my husband and the non-emergency line. I got in my car and tracked down the bus...pulled in front of it and stopped and demanded she let my son off the bus. It was ridiculous i had to explain to her that she should know who is on her bus and who is getting off at specific stops. If they are sleeping you need to wake them up. She no longer drives for our district as it wasnt her only screw up. We depend on them being accountable and on time for the safety of our kids. I immediately switched my work schedule and picked him up everyday.

[@imoseetruth1980]

Can there be a lawsuit filed against this school district? This is unbelievable. I rode the bus for years and NEVER had anything like this happen. If it had, every parent would have been at that school district the next morning demanding both an explanation and a resolution immediately. Me I’d be yanking my kids out of there faster than 3 hells could scorch a feather. Those people are obviously educated way above their capabilities. Good luck people. Your children are invaluable. Now if only they understood that.

[@susanthrogmorton2738]

We acted like turds on the bus in the 70’s & 80’s but the driver would stop the bus, walk up to us and chew us out like he was our parent. (Which is the way it should go because he was our guardian during the ride and we deserved it) Today drivers deal with worse situations because they arnt allowed to say or do anything and children, as well as parents, take advantage of that. It’s no wonder no one wants to drive and have to deal with unsafe and unruly kids.

[@sukai121]

What are you even talking about? That isn’t what this video is about at all…

[@ktnixon81]

@@sukai121But it’s the root cause of why this video exists.

[@sam_lynn322]

@@ktnixon81no not at all the reason why, it has nothing to do with taking 5 hours to get kids home, and not even bringing them home at that… it has to do a there being not enough drivers and the director not knowing how to route plan. It’s pathetic, but not at all “unruly kids”

[@englishmadcow7461]

Same in UK

[@blane6592]

Facts…we were completely obnoxious on the bus and got reamed clean out by the bus driver every time we went too far. We were scared he’d tell our parents too!! These kids are totally disrespectful. I husband drives for Fulton Cty in Atlanta and boy oh boy the stories he tells! 🤦🏽‍♀️😫🤦🏽‍♀️

[@sallyannesmith3607]

Bus driver here. The students deserve hands on service. Drivers know the shortest, safest route to take. Software doesn't care about blind spots, pot holes, sun in your eyes, bad lighting, bad neighborhoods, dangerous intersections, high accident areas, etc. The thought of saving a few bucks in wages trying to get a student home quickly could easily jeopardize the child's life. Leave it to the drivers to evaluate the route and not put your children at risk. We have hearts that care, the software does not.

[@DementedSheepCrap]

Past 8pm, though? I don't think so!

[@Noonie161]

I think you can take any route you choose. None of them take 5 hours.

[@marymccowan6629]

In Illinois if a a bus returns to bus depot with a child on the bus it's immediate dismissal and arrest for kidnapping. That's why you check your bus after last drop off before returning. Totally unacceptable.

[@BooksbyAFoster]

Prayers for the parents that have no choice but to depend on others... that may fail... Jesus protect the little ones...

[@brianemery8945]

This happened to my son. Bus driver didn't drop.him at his stops because nobody was there to pick him up.. Even though his stops was right in front of our house and we were almost never outside when the bus pulled up. The other drivers just knew that was his home...well this driver turned around after refusing to open the door then proceeded to drive him over 10 miles away into the city at the bus garage...... Un believable!

[@mareshields8830]

OH, I WOULD'VE BEEN ARRESTED FOR SURE! BECAUSE I WOULD'VE TRACK THAT DRIVER DOWN & BEAT THE CRAP OUTTA HIM/HER !!! I'M SERIOUS! THAT DRIVER WAS JUST AN A-H! NO SYMPATHY, NO EMPATHY, NO NOTHING!! I CAN SEE THEIR FRUSTRATION BUT, THAT TRAUMATIZES THE KIDS & THE PARENTS! AND, THIS DRIVER WAS THE WORST FOR DOING THAT !! WHAT IF THEY DIDN'T HAVE A CAR AT THAT TIME OR THEY WERE SICK OR INJURED & COULDN'T DRIVE ?!

[@journey2mee]

Seriously if that was me and my child was not home at least an hour after the expected arrival time I would be on the phone to the police. Honestly these parents really need to call for all involved to be fired and charged if possible.

[@carama3590]

My friends granddaughter got hit by a car so she had to move to Kentucky hard her mom this is her first day back to school with new kids and this is what she experienced with a broken leg and a broken arm needing medicine. She didn’t get home until 930 that night, I’ve heard so many disgusting stories I can’t even go there .

[@jeffpallija9625]

Superintendent should be fired.

[@fart63]

This wasn’t one school involved in this it was our entire county of jcps

[@KeishaHart2]

That lady's brown skin is perfection!

[@QuaidShun]

the school system is an embarassment

[@Real_Beaky]

*the south is an embarrassment. Most other states can properly operate a school bus system. It is not rocket science.

[@hollyh8509]

They are incompetent

[@Real_Beaky]

@@hollyh8509 *the south is incompetent. The rest of us don't have to worry about putting our kids on the bus.

[@baileyturner4143]

Parents need to come together and form carpool caravans for the time being.

[@rickjames553]

That would be the same thing as riding the bus....just with extra steps.

[@fart63]

People do not trust or like each other anymore especially not in Louisville.

[@sweethistortea]

My elementary school had something like that. I don’t remember if it was run by the moms or by some group affiliated with the school, but it was carpool for the little kids.

[@Rebecca-n7n]

Then the schools think they don't have any issues and again, do nothing

[@jesselynn4826]

Imagine the kid's that couldn't call their parents cause they were too small to know their numbers. Terrible.

[@patmelsen]

In germany, kids just take the public bus (or subway). This puts pressure on politicians to make sure public transport is frequent, safe and navigatable. It also allows kids to be independent, if they can get to school on their own they can get anywhere.

[@bribnkr13]

I was in training to be a bus driver and the shortage after Covid has been crazy. They’re so desperate for drivers they push you into being ready when you’re not. I got my CDL permit but didn’t feel confident to test for my license only 2 weeks later. I had a breakdown and had to quit. Between the pressure of having the lives of children on your hands and knowing how disrespectful children are these days is just too much. You really have to have thick skin.

[@suedennis9990]

' Every story is different with similar problems '.....yep......Every year.

[@sheiladiaz2359]

I am a California bus driver and was in retirement and came out of retirement to go back in to help because after Covid nobody wants to work and there is a big shortage of drivers. There are some days that I have to do two or more routes and I have been driving for over 30 years and have never seen it this bad.

[@jasgrey2358]

Actually, everybody wants to work. For fair hours and fair wages.

[@Mink_Tracks]

​@@jasgrey2358thats bull. Even amazing work enviroments like my own are having a hard time getting staff.

[@joannawalters9570]

Drivers don't want to deal with those demon seeds on the bus. The disrespect and unruliness they must deal with from this kids is outrageous.

[@kimberlyrey684]

No excuse BUT -- I'm sure those children are a nightmare If you don't think you could "navigate " that situation now nevermind being 5 Well you know what? Think about what you just said All the crap these kids have obviously doesn't replace what they need!!!!!!!! Come on people !! Do better

[@Babsbakes]

Homeschool or Micro School. I’m telling you, it’s the best choice to help your children thrive. There are such widespread communities nowadays that they get regular sports classes and teams, Speech training. Blue collar career classes as well as white collar career classes.

[@joifire]

Crap pay. Crap environment. Crap benefits. Crap schedule. Crap morals, ethics & supports.

[@forsomenotreally]

Don't know the context but solutions are needed. If a parent is looking for a job, bus drivers are always needed.

[@abchansler1335]

Moved outta Louisville 10yrs ago bc of JCPS & I’m thankful every school yr that my kids aren’t in the district. I couldn’t help but cry thinking about these little kids stuck w/o food or a bathroom for 5-6 hours!! Ugh it’s heartbreaking

[@barb8335]

My employer was very understanding about the bussing situation when my boys were on school. I drove them in the morning and used my lunch hour to pick them up and take them home. They were not allowed out or to have friends over until I got home. I was fortunate to have a good boss.

[@southernpaganprincess7739]

Well as a previous school bus driver, if any of you have ever rode the bus with your children you’d understand why there’s a shortage. The kids refuse to sit. They cuss at you they throw shit in and outside of the bus, they fight, they hang out the windows, they trash the bus literally every time they get on it. Seriously people the problem is out of control kids of all ages and no one wants to deal with your behavior when your kid gets in trouble and your kids behavior in a 5 ton moving vehicle. Stop blaming the school system start looking at the actual problem. If they can’t get enough people to drive the bus, there’s probably a bigger issue and it’s not funding, it’s bad behaviors and attitudes towards the people trying to safely transport your heathen. This is not just a Louisville issue. It’s a national issue.

[@hana_anah9036]

I ride a bus. My bus driver has to drive to three whole different neighborhoods to drop off kids. You can hear in his voice just how burned out he is by this routine. So I really agree with this

[@southernpaganprincess7739]

@@hana_anah9036 I think some bus drivers are super hero’s and most others need ptsd therapy. My children knew not to be “that child”. I was “ THAT MOM” who would happily ride the bus with any of my own 3 children just to let my girls know I wasn’t playing around with them. You can ride the bus like a normal person or I will Uber my ass to work from your school and back every day just to sit with you. In NC, Wake County, our bus drivers are allowed to directly call the parents after the route is finished to tell us what our children are doing while in transit.

[@Ashbrash1998]

So thay excuses parents being upset that their kids weren't dropped off until 8 or 9 o clock at night??

[@southernpaganprincess7739]

@@Ashbrash1998 if you have a problem with it, then you volunteer to drive the school bus. Some of these complaints are by parents who won’t even go stand at the school bus with their elementary aged children in the mornings. There’s a national shortage but I don’t see any of these parents volunteering to drive a school bus. All everyone wants to do is point fingers at the drivers and complain. You know not all of these parents are employed and they wanna complain too. If you’re not willing to help with the problem stop complaining about the problem.

[@toothcruncher]

@@southernpaganprincess7739 ppl are still allowed to complain ab the problem in louisville, it’s their fucking kids. i’m sure they’re more mad at the DISTRICT than anything. i know i would be.

[@briannatornow3019]

We just had this issue at my daughters old school in Michigan. A parent refuses to bring her child back to the school. I don’t blame her.

[@user-qc1ne4jq6f]

This is outrageous!!!! Our children deserve better.

[@lynnbentley7995]

I am a retired school bus driver I've been a driver for 29 years and there are many reasons why that the bus system all over the United States is so bad. Management is the big part and the lack of wanting to pay us money for what we're doing when we're expected to put in a 16 hr work day. Number to the equipment mechanics are not able to get parts for the vehicles because of all of the chaos that the government has put shipping and receiving of a merchandise. And a lack of respect that we get whether it be from the school the parents or General Public. It gets tiring when you say my taxes pay for your salary guess what I also pay taxes so my pay my own salary when you think about it. And last but not least the disrespect that we get from the actual children and not all of your children are angels I can guarantee you that cuz when a knife is pulled on me and nothing is done to that child except for their taking off my bus and then put on somebody else's bus.

[@nomdeplume2213]

Then find a different job if you arent cut out for it... plain and simple. While MY childs life is in your hands youre damn right i expect you to act a certain way amd get my child home safely and on time. I think it may be your attitude clashing with everyone. My daughters bus driver was absolutely amazing and all us parents cherished her. We all pitched in to get her a massaging driver seat. You get what you give.... end of story.

[@frostiereaper]

​@@nomdeplume2213You're right why don't you get a job doing it and fix it.

[@JSmedic1]

All of what you said has nothing to do with being late taking children home.

[@amberace]

@@JSmedic1 The issues is not enough bus drivers. Plus, Special need bus drivers drop kids off at their Front Door. The things she posted are why there are not enough bus drivers.

[@sewwes8129]

16hr days? Nahh not even...speaking as a bus driver

[@BrattiBat]

As a 23 year old woman who grew up in jcps they have always had issues. It's just now with how we are deteriorating as a country the problems are more obvious and the money is being directly taken from the actual schools to pay these people we never actually see so they can keep expanding their pockets and gluttonous life styles

[@thelmalynch828]

All these parents should teach their children Home school!

[@pjj.5649]

​​@@thelmalynch828you're just a outsider looking in. Maybe home schooling would work for you so have at it. Other families are DIFFERENT and can't or don't want to homeschool so speak on what you know otherwise keep your out of order opinions to yourself.

[@Real_Beaky]

​@@thelmalynch828lol, no the south just needs to vote better instead of shooting themselves in the foot every election cycle.

[@thelmalynch828]

@pjj.5649 sorry to offend you

[@thelmalynch828]

@pjj.5649 I'm a human being and the last time I looked it up opinions are free to give. I wasn't trying to hurt anyone it just seems like the children are getting the short end of the stick. And maybe some people never thought of it that way! Or maybe you are a teacher. Or maybe you are just a very hateful person But may God Bless you and may he forgive you for trying to impress people with your sarcasm! If you don't know where I come from, or where I live, or anything, when in this world you can be anything be kind! Be Blessed!

[@homerzellehopkins8393]

This is the saddest, poor children. I hope JCPS get things together very soon. I can only imagine how a 7th grader felt even more a 5 year old child. These bus drivers are quitting for a reason. This should have been discussed way before school started. Bus drivers need to be paid more and parents need to check there children.

[@robertpistole7815]

It was discussed before the school year, more than a few of the drivers, when given their routes for this year, said they weren't possible to do in the allotted time. The drivers tried to stop it but the school board didn't want to listen to the one group who actually does that job and would know if it's possible or not. Suits ignoring the laborers about the realities of labor. The ai that designed the routes didn't take into account dead end streets and one way streets.

[@homerzellehopkins8393]

@@robertpistole7815 now that’s really sad. To know some of the drivers quit because they wouldn’t listen to there concerns. I was asking how long do the driver take buses out for test run 1-2 weeks before school?

[@Yoyocreative]

It's a big problem over here too. (the Netherlands )There's no 'school bus' system for everyone, but for kids with a mental or physical challenge, there's small taxi vans who bring them to school. But sadly, there's a shortage of personnel since the drivers also need a degree of medical/first aid knowledge and people don't sign up for that since the pandemic. This week, there were three stories in the 'county' (province, large area covering multiple cities and villages) of kids who had to wait outside in the heat until 8pm (school normally ends around 3pm here) and the taxi never showed up. A child of 5 who was deaf and degrading eyesight. A girl of 7 waiting in her wheelchair, only to find the specific taxi van wasnt wheelchair accessible, and a severely autistic boy of 6 who desperately needs structure doesn't know if he can be home in time for dinner. It's crazy. I'm personally chronically ill and on disability, but dang, if my body let me, I'd drive them myself!

[@tinalintz6323]

That's insane! Kindergartens and first graders?!! Are you freaking kidding me 👿??? That bus driver needs to be Fired 😡😡!!! And charged with criminal neglect. SMH

[@Narrow-Pather]

It's harsh....Now remember, there are children and teens that have experienced this for decades. It's troubling because it affects not just their schooling, but their attitudes, characters, and lives...Something needs to be done to correct this!

[@moniquensg79]

They need more drivers, get the people to apply and actually stay on the job. It's not easy driving a bus and pressured to drive 2/3 routes per school sometimes. Honestly, if you already know there's an issue, get together with some parents and do a carpool for some children in the neighborhood

[@debraperkins4448]

"Medical Marijuana".......Keep Letting Drugs be legalized‼️ We can't get and Train New Bus Drivers because They Can't Pass the Drug Test‼️ Heck we can't Even Find a Diesel Mechanic to keep the Buses Running and Meet the DOT Safety Standards!! And let's face it, WhY Work, if you can sit Home getting FREEBIES from Blo Jidens gubmint❓️❓️

[@fart63]

@@moniquensg79jcps doesn’t pay their school staff shit, so nobody wants to do the job. We’ve had teacher and bus driver shortages for years.

[@moniquensg79]

@@fart63 just sad

[@___LC___]

I guess I should be glad I has to do athletics and arts after school. My dad was kind enough to stay an hour late at work to give me a ride home before I could drive.

[@CattttMD]

I'm from a small town. When I was a kid, we walked to and from school. It was about a 20 minute walk. I consider myself to have been blessed and hope these difficult situations work out for the children.

[@stephaniew1707]

As a retired school bus driver I know that the issue is being short staffed. People don't want to drive busses because most children don't know how to act on a school bus.

[@DarlaStarfall]

My kindergarten year my parents were standing outside the front door to pick me up. The bus didn't go past the front door, it went around the block to the back of my house. I said, "wait, stop, this is my house!" And the driver says "your psrents arent outside." Me, now upset, exclaims "they're at the front door like normal people!" The bus dropped off every single kid and took me BACK TO THE SCHOOL with my dad FOLLOWING THE BUS, THE ENTIRE, TIME. I can only assume the bus driver got chewed out because they werent my driver the best year and my stop was immediately changed from being behind the house (which was closer to another girl's stop), to being right out front my house.

[@angietsiganova9143]

Why a parent would wait more than 20 minutes for their child bus to arrive is beyond me.

[@Notyourgirl253]

I’m sure parents were calling and being told the kids were on their way… or whatever the bus dispatch could come up with, if parents could even get through…

[@r.c.3263]

Because she was to busy being a victim and feeding her face

[@marlenegold280]

@@r.c.3263 Rude You don’t know a person’s health issues.

[@shelbyhambright9543]

If they have to work they can't get off everyday to pick up.their kids. Every parent can't home school because they have to work.

[@shelbyhambright9543]

​@@r.c.3263She works and can't get off everyday to pick her kids up.

[@ad8554]

No, absolutely not. This is ridiculous. Everyone I know is moving from Louisville to Indiana or Southern Kentucky because the schools suck!

[@memepope3644]

Good !! Move out , traffic sucks these days lmaoooo

[@robertpistole7815]

Please don't come to Southern Indiana.

[@robertquackenbush5547]

The school systems in Indiana arent any better

[@JohnKoop-bj3jy]

I don't know about all of the school districts in Indiana, but the one I lived in the past 20 years, the morning bus is only 10 minutes later. The afternoon bus is only 15 minutes later. More people moving into the county and more homes being built. This is one of the poorest counties in the state. So quit ragging on Indiana schools.

[@robertquackenbush5547]

Where I lived and went to school the bus was always 40 minutes late and the afternoon bus was always late the same amount of time it was always quicker to walk home from school

[@barbarajohnson3565]

Please don’t blame the bus drivers. They were giving a route to follow. This was not their doing.

[@allie8655]

Exactly, the onus is on JCPS administration for utilizing AI in a district that does not have neighborhood zoning + drivers not being paid enough. And on the argument of zoning, it's great until it isn't. I went to school in one of the top ten populated school districts was zoned for a school 10 miles away when i lived within walking distance to another.

[@Crimson.S.57]

@@allie8655if you’re not getting paid enough, find a different job. Shit pay isn’t an excuse for doing a shit job, especially when you’re responsible for people’s kids.

[@monieb5021]

​@@Crimson.S.57take your own kid then problem solved!

[@kirkbarber4040]

100% democrat controlled school board

[@nomoregoodnamesleft2]

I agree, however i have my own complaints for bus drivers, the ones in my area anyways.

[@alan6073]

WHERE is all the Federal Funding Schools Get?? .... LIKELY Sitting in an Account Until Politicians Figure Out How To Make The Money Disappear.

[@benjaminstubblefield2637]

I saw a News story that they got their routes from an out of State Route planning company, and it was a disaster!

[@vlogswithkotie]

don’t blame the bus drivers, blame the jcps district for the routes they made. its not the teachers , or bus drivers fault.

[@clydapowers3987]

Well maybe all the bus drivers need to come together figure out a route that works better and then addressed the student council owe whoever it is that sets up the bus schedule

[@vlogswithkotie]

@@clydapowers3987 apparently jcps is making a new system oute.

[@ariadne0w1]

@@clydapowers3987 The school district is the one with the information on where the kids need to be picked up and where they need to be dropped off after school. The drivers don't have all the info they need to do that. They are also a couple hundred drivers short. My friend works in after school care affiliated with the district in Kentucky, and the head of the schools just...didn't organize bussing for the ~100 kids in her program at the start of the school year.

[@iLoveChaiTea90]

I am so thankful we moved before my son enrolled in kindergarten this year. It was one of the major reasons we left Louisville- I’ve seen some of the kids that school system produces and I can’t imagine having one in my own home

[@slickwilly7703]

I wish people worried about what’s being taught in the classrooms one as much as they do about the bussing problem.

[@ruffandrelax290]

Your child coming home at 8 by bus like they got off of work is problem. They may not be educators to know what to ask for in their child curriculum and yes it’s their job to learn so they can advocate buuuuuuur getting your child to and from school is important to like duh wtf they gonna teach them if they stranded on buses during class time lol

[@ariadne0w1]

They literally had to cancel school because of the bussing problem. It's actually more of an issue in this instance.

[@robinsutton2103]

I’m a school bus driver. The company that I work for that is contracted to the city, this would never happen. If my bus breaks down they bring me a different bus. Dispatch is always in contact if you are running late, minute by minute. Parents have an app they can download to track the buses, which are equipped with gps. Dispatch will call us and ask why we are running late, and we also call to let them know if we are running ten minutes or more. We are the largest contract this company has in the United States and if they can keep track of about six hundred buses, those other cities are failing bad. Seriously, we even have a driving score they keep track of. They know how fast we excelerate, how hard we brake, how long we idle and of course our speed.

[@Tevikolady]

The bus route for my daughter had her being dropped off across a 4 lane highway with near non-stop traffic that drove 45MPH+ all because it was 10ft closer than a much safer bus stop that she didn't have to cross traffic for. I canned that real quick. I will never understand how people just can't think sometimes.

[@6477wo]

WTH‼️ This isn’t the 1960’s or 70’s anymore. No need to bus children all over the city. There are new schools within neighborhoods.

[@countryfriedhvac]

Busing was a punitive action in the 60s and it is a punitive action today.

[@chatryna]

Well, for all the hollaring about climate change you would think they would bring this antiquated system to a grinding halt.

[@lynnu25]

Right, it's 2023..... Like what...

[@kirkbarber4040]

This is the democrat force busing that been going on over 10 years.

[@sophiefilo16]

Not everyone attends their local school. A kid who was able to get into a better school shouldn't have to settle on whatever crappy school is a 30 minute walk away just because the bus system is screwy. Added to that, young kids shouldn't be tasked with walking that far to school while their parents are at work. It's fine for an 8 year od to wait at the bus stop alone. It's not fine for that 8 year old to be walking around alone, especially since it's still dark outside before school starts...

[@brendasmith6645]

Years ago different people in the county owned the buses. You were assigned to a certain number bus that only went to your school.

[@TheTaintedTragedy]

Let's give them the benefit of the doubt and say because of their system they were not given the correct directions to where they needed to go even if that were the case as soon as they knew they didn't know how to get to the child's house they should have immediately went to The Depot and contacted somebody not drove around until almost 8 PM and then have the mother come pick up the child. They are lucky that the mothers didn't call 911 and report their child had been kidnapped at that point.

[@jackipenny9919]

Why didn’t she get there until 8pm?

[@andrewashcraft-hi4ot]

I'm so glad I live in a small town with the school system being kinda small makes me feel good watching these parents deal with this

[@jesse-rg6kz]

There needs to be multiple life sentences handed out over this

[@Beckiea1234]

So glad I got my kids out of there !! JCPS needs a entire new system

[@dd4850]

Should be 4 different school districts

[@jayhensley7681]

The city of Louisville needs a new system. Everything is fubar.

[@badburrito-ti5wr]

Take them out of public schools.

[@moreofawave]

Most ppl can't home school and if you send them to "private school" good luck getting any services like bus pick up.

[@christianehmling5080]

​@@moreofawaveat least the private school gives the kid education, the best service you'd want

[@moreofawave]

@@christianehmling5080 I went to private school and never took physics, which they teach in high school. I also didn't take a computer class until I went to college. It's gotten better but public education can sometimes offer more.

[@melissawilson4925]

Not everyone can afford a private school 🤷‍♀️

[@christianehmling5080]

@@melissawilson4925 not everyone can afford to pay the taxes it takes to educate your children either.

[@DarthTianwen]

JCPS has so many problems, but they 100% have the funds to fix these, I don't know why they haven't

[@michelledalenaa]

It's cute that you think they have enough bus drivers. Nobody wants the job. Kids act horrible and they aren't allowed to hold them accountable. So, the drivers quit. Same with teachers. They're quitting in droves. Kids are awful and they aren't allowed to do anything about it.

[@chatryna]

Too busy with bicycle lanes and tearing down statues.

[@mollyjohnson7434]

They do NOT have the funds.... That is one of the main issues. Do yall not research anything? Or do you use certain talking points in your comments!? 🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️

[@mollyjohnson7434]

@@michelledalenaa maybe parents should take care of their children better instead of waiting for a teacher or driver to do so.

[@chatryna]

@@mollyjohnson7434 Not having the funds and splurging with the funds are 2 different things.

[@ashlynn-n8b]

When I was in elementary school we had this bus driver who was an old man for quite a few years, and he really sucked. He would give us assigned seats, make girls sit on one side of the bus and boys on the other side, he had a rule where we were supposed to be completely silent the whole bus ride, and if we talked he would yell at us and threaten to give us bus suspension 🙃 I’m sure there was more than that, but that’s really what I can remember now

[@Marissa_loves_Jesus]

This is terrifying!!! I’d be crying too, these are your babies we are talking about, something must be done.

[@jfssparky]

They started forced bussing when I started 6 grade. Back in the 70s. It is still as screwed up now as it was then. Everyone hated it then, and they hate it now. Get your kids out of public schools they are the worst.

[@SolidSiren]

busses have nothing to do with the quality of public school and there is NO PROBLEM really in most areas. Lexington for example.

[@OneRandomMicrowave]

As a JCPS Student, i can say it sucks. Not only because of the buses, But how their entire systems works. It’s corrupted.

[@Izzy-cp8yt]

When I used to be a para, we literally had a child whose family moved to a smaller school district to stop their high support needs 3rd grader from spending a collective four hours on the bus, two morning and two afternoon. And the year after that, I watched a bus driver intentionally leave a high needs special ed student at school because they refused to take the student (against IEP), and it took an extra 2hrs to get the kid home. It's ridiculous.

[@codypatton2859]

Sounds like the bus drivers and school administration are deserving of frontier justice.

[@kriscook2423]

My cousin's kids lived three miles from the school and they would've been the last to be dropped off nearly three hours after school let out. The school wouldn't let them walk or bike so eventually they had to pay someone to pick up their kids while they were at work. It was a mess. Basically, several families in the community hired a neighbor to pick up the kids just so they wouldn't be stuck on the bus for hours. I feel really sorry for the kids that had to meet the bus at 4am because of the crazy route.

[@kdallas3966]

People use schools as daycare. Imagine what those drivers have to deal with

[@2wise4u2]

I live in Louisiana and we have the same exact problems. We have a driver shortage because they only make $11 an hour so as a parent I get it.

[@lindenpeters2601]

Sounds like the district needs some major overhaul. 1) allow parents the option of having students walk or have someone drive them to school 2) fix the bus routes 3) have more schools. No money? Then you are misappropriating tax dollars. 4) have adequate parking lots that allow for parent drop-off line traffic 5) don't force students to go to schools far away. No schopls close by? See point 3

[@sharonviksen788]

Here in Salem the school buses have. Even practicing the routes almost daily fir at least a month. They even stop at each stop. My granddaughter takes the bus in high school and she’s had great drivers. If there’s anything that could go wrong parents are notified immediately by text and Parent Vue.

[@yvonnewallace9206]

Bad ass kids on the bus .parents get your kids together. That why No bus driver.

[@michelledalenaa]

Exactly- but these parents want to blame everyone but themselves and their fellow parents. Not enough drivers or teachers because kids are so bad and they aren't allowed to hold them accountable for their behavior.