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 look like?

Asked by Andy over 5 years ago

A human.

How do you remember names and faces?!

Asked by Dave over 5 years ago

I take the time to memorize my stops and the kids at each stop. I greet them by name every morning.

When did it become a common practice for school buses to start picking up kids at their houses instead of at bus stops? We never had the luxury when I was younger, why the change?

Asked by ANGRY over 5 years ago

When child predators started abducting kids more frequently. Its a dangerous world out there.

Why do drivers always pull their buses into Kum &Go?

Asked by Turtle fan dan over 5 years ago

Probably for the same reason you stop there?

Are these just not the incidents that just drive you crazy? Parents complaint about things that don’t matter. Not every one has the luxury of getting on the bus at 8. Also their made to accommodate the majority of students. even when the routee are https://youtu.be/byQ3WceqM3c

Asked by Belinda about 5 years ago

Tbh if a parent wants to bitch about the time the bus comes they have 2 options. 1 become a driver or 2 drive your own damn kid.

Do you think it’s OK to force children to wear masks? What about kids with special needs? What about kids who they don’t wanna wear it or their parents say they don’t want to wear it? Also most masks are in effective let’s make it harder to breathe

Asked by Miss Donna about 5 years ago

Yep i think its fine because if a parent doesn't like it they can homeschool.

Why do bus drivers open the doors at railroads?

Asked by Sherry over 5 years ago

We have to listen for the trains as well as look for them. It's part of our safety procedure. Stop. Look. Listen. We cannot always count on the railroad crossing arms to work properly.