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= Have you been having problems with your child's school bus in the City of Boston this year? If so, please read below and add your name and info in the spreadsheet: =


 * Sunday, September 19, 2010**

Over the first two weeks of September 2010, the Boston Public School's Transportation Department has had numerous problems with pick up and drop off of students across The City of Boston. In past years, the first week is often a little bumpy as schedules get settled, but this September the problems have been greater in scope, are persisting, and there seems to be no end is sight.

Children are being picked up late in the morning (or not at all), parents are having to wait for up to an hour in the morning and/or not being picked up in the afternoon.

Our understanding is that the Transportation Department is using new software that did a poor job of creating pick up routes for high and elementary school students. Many of us have called the Transportation Department and very few have received any help directly from them. There are now many stories of calling them and not even being able to get anyone on the phone.

These problems have nothing to do with the quality of education our children are receiving in Boston's schools; this is only an issue with the current busing system.

The following families are having problems with Boston Public School's Transportation System and would like The City of Boston to help resolve these problems so that our children can arrive to school safely and on-time.

Do you know other Boston parents who are having problems? Please share this web site address with them and ask them to add their information and share with parents at their school (via Yahoo or Google Groups) so that we can impress upon the Transportation Department the need for urgency.

We would like some more concerted action from The City of Boston to resolve these problems and to communicate with us about what is being done.

Signed,

mwolf47@hotmail.com ||  || Morning bus between 25 and 50 minutes late every day. Two other Hernández buses pass by our stop, one that picks a student up 5 blocks away || HB232 route had been split effective 9/27 || Roslindale || 617 522 2318 + invision88@gmail.com ||  || The scheduled pick-up time (8:07) does not allow students to arrive on time, and the bus arrives no earlier than 8:15, making them even more late. I believe last year's pick up time was around 7:45 from a location very close to the current one, allowing them to get to school with enough time for breakfast and an on-time arrival. || 061 route had been split with 322 effective 10-4-2010 || Am.Leg. Hwy || 617.522.6914 cm3stars@yahoo.com ||  || Morning pickup consistently late 8:20-25, today was 8:23. Pickup is scheduled for 8:10.Too many stops! Afternoon drop off consistently late, 3:30-3:55, drop-off is scheduled for 3:10. It has been two weeks now. Where are the BPS-TD tweaks that will quickly solve this problem? Problem affects entire school and school day. || 061 route had been split with 322 effective 10-4-2010 ||
 * **Family's Name** || **Children's School** || **Problem Bus(es)** || **From and to** || **Telephone + Email** ||  || **Brief Details of Problems** || **Update from Boston Public School's Transportation Department** ||
 * McEnerney || Neighborhood House Charter School || HB194 || Jamaica Plain to Dorchester || 617.522.0714 + jpmcenerney(at)earthlink.net ||  || Morning bus was showing up late first week; now not showing up after waiting for more than 40 minutes for it. || HB194 will be replace by HS021 effective 9/27 ||
 * Jewett-Wolf || Hernández School || HB232 || Central Jamaica Plain to Egleston Square || 617-522-3249 +
 * Vinci || Haley Pilot School || 061 || Jamaica Plain to
 * Lipsitch || Hernández School || 306 || JP to Egleston Sq || mlipsitc@hsph.harvard.edu ||  || Bus has been 30-60 minutes late for the first 6 days of school (our daughter is in K1 so only 6 so far). Lovely driver, but unworkable route. || Students from 306 will be transported by 025. This change will be effective 9/27. Parent are notify by a mailer and a phone call on Friday 9/24. ||
 * Wilson || Neighborhood House Charter School || 110 || JP to Dorchester || pokowilson@comcast.net ||  || Bus has been late for pickups and is arriving at the school late for the starts of the school day. ||   ||
 * Gadson || Haley Pilot || 49/51 || itasca/messinger to american legion highway || 617 943 3155 redrabbit14@msn.com ||  || K2 (5yr old) given bus route prior to school but was denied morning route without notice before school even started. Continued home on buses and now denied transp. as of yesterday 9/21 without notice told we have to walk. Walking is not possible for me with two other kids ages 3 and 15 months passing the cemetery and my 15 month takes early intervention classes till 2:45 school lets out at 2:30 || Stop reinstated effective 9/27. ||
 * Three Stars || Haley Pilot || 061/153 || South St/Sedgewick to
 * Three Stars || Haley Pilot || 061/153 || South St/Sedgewick to
 * Rosenblum || BTU Pilot || 286 || washington and rosecliff (to school in the am) || rerosenblum@earthlink.net ||  || first week of kindergarten was coming close to on time, this past week (9/20-24) is now coming later, 5-10 min past suggested arrival time. ||   ||


 * Family Name || Children's School || Problem Bus(es) || From || To || Telephone || Email || Brief Details of Problem ||