Re: Re: Are buses permitted to honk for a child/parent?

[Guest guest]

I was told this not allowed!

"I cannot hold up any book and say, 'Here. This is what I believe.' But I do believethat what people call God refers to something real... I would even go sofar as to say that this God of mine makes demands. To learn, to teach,to engage. To be aware of and respect the world around me. Toacknowledge that there are things greater then myself and to be humble in theirpresence." -- Dan

Subject: Re: School bus dropped my child off with an unauthorized personTo: Texas-Autism-Advocacy Date: Friday, April 9, 2010, 1:56 PM

At the very least, it should be added to the IEP that the driver should honk the horn and wait for a daycare provider to walk out and get the child. I hope you have called the number someone suggested and reported it. Also, the daycare seems to have missed the arrival of your child by bus as well and they should know the approximate time and have someone looking out for her arrival. Perhaps the driver has forgotten what the horn is for. Hope you get it all worked out.A 3 y/o left with a stranger...! ?!? Driver should be fired!Fran>> Hi, I'm not sure if this is relevant to this forum, but I wanted to let anyone who has a spec. needs child riding a bus operated

by Dallas County Schools what happened to us. > > My 3 y/o daughter rides from her school to daycare on the bus. I was informed by the asst director if the daycare that the bus driver and monitor left her outside of the daycare with "a parent". So I called Transportation and advised a supervisor of the situation. I was told that "it would never happen again". Unfortunately, this was the SECOND time I had been told this, which I said to her. I was then told that it was "not the monitor's responsibility" to walk my daughter inside the daycare. > > I have contacted the school principal and the parent who very kindly escorted my daughter into daycare is writing a statement for me. As it stands right now I don't know just how far up I plan on taking this. What I really want is the driver and monitor's jobs. What kind of decent human being thinks that what they did is okay? I wouldn't trust either one of them with a rusty nickel at

this point.> > I just wanted to put it out there that for some of the drivers, it's okay to leave a defenseless child, a baby, with an unauthorized person, in direct violation of just about every policy they have, because "it isn't their responsibility" . Unfortunately it appears that it's a mentality that is shared by more than just the driver. > > I am so angry at these people but more than that I am angry at myself for not being more aggressive about the first incident. What if my little girl didn't get a second chance?> > Please, please make suprise visits when you can, observe what these people are doing. I can't imagine what it would take for these people to realize that yes, it IS their responsibility. Does a child have to get injured, raped, kidnapped, killed before they see that they can't just kick a child off the bus and drive off?> > As it is I'm absolutely torn as to what I can do now.

Neither her or her dad can leave work every day just to take her to daycare. But, something's got to give...> > Please understand that I don'twant to give out too many other details about what happened. The last thing I want is for my girl to be retaliated against because I shared the truth about DCS's monumental screwup. But like I said, parents need to know who their kids are with, when they are not around.>

[Guest guest]

That

is ludicrous! Anytime you’re told something is not allowed, politely ask to see

the written rule/policy.   Generally there isn’t one.

Tonya

From:

Texas-Autism-Advocacy

[mailto:Texas-Autism-Advocacy ] On Behalf Of DENISE

MISSIMO-ROBERTS

Sent: Friday, April 09, 2010 2:44 PM

To: Texas-Autism-Advocacy

Subject: Re: Re: Are buses permitted to honk for

a child/parent?

I was told this not allowed!

" I cannot hold up any book and say, 'Here. This is what I

believe.' But I do believe

that what people call God refers to something real... I would even go so

far as to say that this God of mine makes demands. To learn, to teach,

to engage. To be aware of and respect the world around me. To

acknowledge that there are things greater then myself and to be humble in

their

presence. " -- Dan

Subject: Re: School bus dropped my child off with an

unauthorized person

To: Texas-Autism-Advocacy

Date: Friday, April 9, 2010, 1:56 PM

At the very least, it should be added to the IEP that the driver should honk

the horn and wait for a daycare provider to walk out and get the child. I

hope you have called the number someone suggested and reported it. Also, the

daycare seems to have missed the arrival of your child by bus as well and

they should know the approximate time and have someone looking out for her

arrival. Perhaps the driver has forgotten what the horn is for. Hope you get

it all worked out.A 3 y/o left with a stranger...! ?!? Driver should be

fired!

Fran

>

> Hi, I'm not sure if this is relevant to this forum, but I wanted to let

anyone who has a spec. needs child riding a bus operated by Dallas County

Schools what happened to us.

>

> My 3 y/o daughter rides from her school to daycare on the bus. I was

informed by the asst director if the daycare that the bus driver and monitor

left her outside of the daycare with " a parent " . So I called

Transportation and advised a supervisor of the situation. I was told that

" it would never happen again " . Unfortunately, this was the SECOND

time I had been told this, which I said to her. I was then told that it was

" not the monitor's responsibility " to walk my daughter inside the

daycare.

>

> I have contacted the school principal and the parent who very kindly

escorted my daughter into daycare is writing a statement for me. As it stands

right now I don't know just how far up I plan on taking this. What I really

want is the driver and monitor's jobs. What kind of decent human being thinks

that what they did is okay? I wouldn't trust either one of them with a rusty

nickel at this point.

>

> I just wanted to put it out there that for some of the drivers, it's

okay to leave a defenseless child, a baby, with an unauthorized person, in

direct violation of just about every policy they have, because " it isn't

their responsibility " . Unfortunately it appears that it's a mentality

that is shared by more than just the driver.

>

> I am so angry at these people but more than that I am angry at myself

for not being more aggressive about the first incident. What if my little

girl didn't get a second chance?

>

> Please, please make suprise visits when you can, observe what these

people are doing. I can't imagine what it would take for these people to

realize that yes, it IS their responsibility. Does a child have to get

injured, raped, kidnapped, killed before they see that they can't just kick a

child off the bus and drive off?

>

> As it is I'm absolutely torn as to what I can do now. Neither her or her

dad can leave work every day just to take her to daycare. But, something's

got to give...

>

> Please understand that I don'twant to give out too many other details

about what happened. The last thing I want is for my girl to be retaliated

against because I shared the truth about DCS's monumental screwup. But like I

said, parents need to know who their kids are with, when they are not around.

>

[Guest guest]

Laughable and oddly enough it is in their transportation policy and procedure manual as I asked to view their written policy. To accommodate my boys' safety, the district made a provision that the school bus assistant would phone me (3) minute prior for a "heads up"....they're coming around the corner!!

FYI: I had to obtain a medical statement of necessity and review my concern of safety with the superintendent of district. My house is off a busy road and it is unsafe for my sons and I to wait by the road. Firstly, they're boys and boys with PPD don't need to be hanging around the street waiting for a school bus to come along!!! Very kindly, I requested for driver to honk and transportation explained honking for student was not permissible... So there you have it...."No HONKING" or backing up from a driveway!! Too funny!!

~~

From: frankatz99 <frankatz99yahoo (DOT) com>Subject: [Texas-Autism- Advocacy] Re: School bus dropped my child off with an unauthorized personTo: Texas-Autism- Advocacy@ yahoogroups. comDate: Friday, April 9, 2010, 1:56 PM

At the very least, it should be added to the IEP that the driver should honk the horn and wait for a daycare provider to walk out and get the child. I hope you have called the number someone suggested and reported it. Also, the daycare seems to have missed the arrival of your child by bus as well and they should know the approximate time and have someone looking out for her arrival. Perhaps the driver has forgotten what the horn is for. Hope you get it all worked out.A 3 y/o left with a stranger...! ?!? Driver should be fired!Fran>> Hi, I'm not sure if this is relevant to this forum, but I wanted to let anyone who has a spec. needs child riding a bus

operated by Dallas County Schools what happened to us. > > My 3 y/o daughter rides from her school to daycare on the bus. I was informed by the asst director if the daycare that the bus driver and monitor left her outside of the daycare with "a parent". So I called Transportation and advised a supervisor of the situation. I was told that "it would never happen again". Unfortunately, this was the SECOND time I had been told this, which I said to her. I was then told that it was "not the monitor's responsibility" to walk my daughter inside the daycare. > > I have contacted the school principal and the parent who very kindly escorted my daughter into daycare is writing a statement for me. As it stands right now I don't know just how far up I plan on taking this. What I really want is the driver and monitor's jobs. What kind of decent human being thinks that what they did is okay? I wouldn't trust either one of them with a rusty

nickel at this point.> > I just wanted to put it out there that for some of the drivers, it's okay to leave a defenseless child, a baby, with an unauthorized person, in direct violation of just about every policy they have, because "it isn't their responsibility" . Unfortunately it appears that it's a mentality that is shared by more than just the driver. > > I am so angry at these people but more than that I am angry at myself for not being more aggressive about the first incident. What if my little girl didn't get a second chance?> > Please, please make suprise visits when you can, observe what these people are doing. I can't imagine what it would take for these people to realize that yes, it IS their responsibility. Does a child have to get injured, raped, kidnapped, killed before they see that they can't just kick a child off the bus and drive off?> > As it is I'm absolutely torn as to what I

can do now. Neither her or her dad can leave work every day just to take her to daycare. But, something's got to give...> > Please understand that I don'twant to give out too many other details about what happened. The last thing I want is for my girl to be retaliated against because I shared the truth about DCS's monumental screwup. But like I said, parents need to know who their kids are with, when they are not around.>

[Guest guest]

That’s

terrible!  Doesn’t say the aid can’t get up and walk them though.  If she can’t

due to the safety issue for the other kids, maybe there should be two aides on

the bus.

Tonya

From:

Texas-Autism-Advocacy

[mailto:Texas-Autism-Advocacy ] On Behalf Of DENISE

MISSIMO-ROBERTS

Sent: Saturday, April 10, 2010 11:36 PM

To: Texas-Autism-Advocacy

Subject: RE: Re: Are buses permitted to honk for

a child/parent?

Laughable and oddly enough it is in their

transportation policy and procedure manual as I asked to view their

written policy. To accommodate my boys' safety, the district made a provision that

the school bus assistant would phone me (3)

minute prior for a " heads

up " ....they're coming around the corner!!

FYI: I had to obtain a medical statement of necessity

and review my concern of safety with the superintendent of

district. My house is off a busy

road and it is unsafe

for my sons and I to wait by the road. Firstly, they're boys and boys

with PPD don't need to be hanging around the street waiting for a school

bus to come along!!! Very kindly, I requested for driver to honk

and transportation explained honking

for student was not permissible... So there you have

it.... " No HONKING "

or backing up from a driveway!! Too funny!!

~~

From: frankatz99 <frankatz99yahoo (DOT) com>

Subject: [Texas-Autism- Advocacy] Re: School bus dropped my child off with

an unauthorized person

To: Texas-Autism- Advocacy@ yahoogroups. com

Date: Friday, April 9, 2010, 1:56 PM

At the very least, it should be added to the

IEP that the driver should honk the horn and wait for a daycare provider to

walk out and get the child. I hope you have called the number

someone suggested and reported it. Also, the daycare seems to have missed

the arrival of your child by bus as well and they should know the

approximate time and have someone looking out for her arrival. Perhaps the

driver has forgotten what the horn is for. Hope you get it all worked out.A

3 y/o left with a stranger...! ?!? Driver should be fired!

Fran

>

> Hi, I'm not sure if this is relevant to this forum, but I wanted to

let anyone who has a spec. needs child riding a bus operated by Dallas

County Schools what happened to us.

>

> My 3 y/o daughter rides from her school to daycare on the bus. I was

informed by the asst director if the daycare that the bus driver and

monitor left her outside of the daycare with " a parent " . So I

called Transportation and advised a supervisor of the situation. I was told

that " it would never happen again " . Unfortunately, this was the

SECOND time I had been told this, which I said to her. I was then told that

it was " not the monitor's responsibility " to walk my daughter

inside the daycare.

>

> I have contacted the school principal and the parent who very kindly

escorted my daughter into daycare is writing a statement for me. As it

stands right now I don't know just how far up I plan on taking this. What I

really want is the driver and monitor's jobs. What kind of decent human

being thinks that what they did is okay? I wouldn't trust either one of

them with a rusty nickel at this point.

>

> I just wanted to put it out there that for some of the drivers, it's

okay to leave a defenseless child, a baby, with an unauthorized person, in

direct violation of just about every policy they have, because " it

isn't their responsibility " . Unfortunately it appears that it's a

mentality that is shared by more than just the driver.

>

> I am so angry at these people but more than that I am angry at myself

for not being more aggressive about the first incident. What if my little

girl didn't get a second chance?

>

> Please, please make suprise visits when you can, observe what these

people are doing. I can't imagine what it would take for these people to

realize that yes, it IS their responsibility. Does a child have to get

injured, raped, kidnapped, killed before they see that they can't just kick

a child off the bus and drive off?

>

> As it is I'm absolutely torn as to what I can do now. Neither her or

her dad can leave work every day just to take her to daycare. But,

something's got to give...

>

> Please understand that I don'twant to give out too many other details

about what happened. The last thing I want is for my girl to be retaliated

against because I shared the truth about DCS's monumental screwup. But like

I said, parents need to know who their kids are with, when they are not

around.

>