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PostPosted: Tue, Sep 13 2011, 10:57 am EDT    Post subject: Re: CRANBURY: District changes its school bus vendors Reply with quote

The problems seemed to continue in to this week as well. Why exactly did we switch? Was it just a cost issue? I remember hearing something about some parents wanting to switch but I never got the details. Can anyone enlighten me?
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PostPosted: Tue, Sep 13 2011, 11:09 am EDT    Post subject: Re: CRANBURY: District changes its school bus vendors Reply with quote

Yesterday my kids didn't make it to class until 8:45 straight from getting off the bus. One of them walked in half way through a quiz. They have yet to arrive on time.

If the school is going to tolerate the bus regularly delivering kids late as it did the last time they used this company they need to be fair to the kids and not penalize them for their late arrivals by missing classwork.
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PostPosted: Tue, Sep 13 2011, 11:25 am EDT    Post subject: Re: CRANBURY: District changes its school bus vendors Reply with quote

First day delays are understandable - it is not acceptable, but understandable if drivers did not spend time getting familiar with their routes as they should have done.

But to have these problems continue into week 2 is hard to justify. Affected people should definitely document the problem and inform the school/school board.

I wonder if there are non-performance clauses in the contract.
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PostPosted: Tue, Sep 13 2011, 11:28 am EDT    Post subject: Re: CRANBURY: District changes its school bus vendors Reply with quote

Getting rid of the Negba without any plan for something better seems pretty shortsighted.
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PostPosted: Tue, Sep 13 2011, 12:21 pm EDT    Post subject: Re: CRANBURY: District changes its school bus vendors Reply with quote

The bus service has been just as good if not better then last year stop complaining
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PostPosted: Tue, Sep 13 2011, 12:46 pm EDT    Post subject: Re: CRANBURY: District changes its school bus vendors Reply with quote

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The bus service has been just as good if not better then last year stop complaining


Sinmply not true. Last year was the best year we've had it in at least 5 years. Perhaps it wasn't for you, but it was for us. Last year we had a driver who cared, who lived here locally, who interacted with the kids aand who managed to deliver them on time.

So you're saying you have no problem with kids being 15 minutes late every day and missing tests. Or as long as it isn't your kid it's fine.
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PostPosted: Tue, Sep 13 2011, 12:57 pm EDT    Post subject: Re: CRANBURY: District changes its school bus vendors Reply with quote

Stop complaining here and go to the next board of Education meeting.

Let them know your concerns.
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PostPosted: Tue, Sep 13 2011, 1:17 pm EDT    Post subject: Re: CRANBURY: District changes its school bus vendors Reply with quote

Please specify the bus number that has issues.
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PostPosted: Tue, Sep 13 2011, 1:46 pm EDT    Post subject: Re: CRANBURY: District changes its school bus vendors Reply with quote

People complaining to the school board seems to be how we ended up in our current situation. Is it possible people forgot how lousy Dapper was? Or maybe they didn't get to experience it for themselves.

http://eastwindsor.patch.com/articles/cranbury-school-board-examines-transportation
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PostPosted: Tue, Sep 13 2011, 1:50 pm EDT    Post subject: Re: CRANBURY: District changes its school bus vendors Reply with quote

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Please specify the bus number that has issues.


Already did. Read previous posts. #2
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PostPosted: Tue, Sep 13 2011, 3:28 pm EDT    Post subject: Re: CRANBURY: District changes its school bus vendors Reply with quote

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People complaining to the school board seems to be how we ended up in our current situation. Is it possible people forgot how lousy Dapper was? Or maybe they didn't get to experience it for themselves.

http://eastwindsor.patch.com/articles/cranbury-school-board-examines-transportation


This seems like change for the sake of change without any real plan. I remember when everyone used to know their bus driver and developed a relationship with them through the years. With all these changes its impossible for a child to get to know their drivers.
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PostPosted: Tue, Sep 13 2011, 3:42 pm EDT    Post subject: Re: CRANBURY: District changes its school bus vendors Reply with quote

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People complaining to the school board seems to be how we ended up in our current situation. Is it possible people forgot how lousy Dapper was? Or maybe they didn't get to experience it for themselves.

http://eastwindsor.patch.com/articles/cranbury-school-board-examines-transportation


This seems like change for the sake of change without any real plan. I remember when everyone used to know their bus driver and developed a relationship with them through the years. With all these changes its impossible for a child to get to know their drivers.


We did know the bus driver last year. She lived, and still lives, in Cranbury. In all the years of the service, she is the only one who ever responded to any attempt by the parents on our street to get to knwo them. She cared about the kids and got them there on time. Now she's out of work.
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PostPosted: Tue, Sep 13 2011, 4:22 pm EDT    Post subject: Re: CRANBURY: District changes its school bus vendors Reply with quote

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People complaining to the school board seems to be how we ended up in our current situation. Is it possible people forgot how lousy Dapper was? Or maybe they didn't get to experience it for themselves.

http://eastwindsor.patch.com/articles/cranbury-school-board-examines-transportation


This seems like change for the sake of change without any real plan. I remember when everyone used to know their bus driver and developed a relationship with them through the years. With all these changes its impossible for a child to get to know their drivers.


We did know the bus driver last year. She lived, and still lives, in Cranbury. In all the years of the service, she is the only one who ever responded to any attempt by the parents on our street to get to knwo them. She cared about the kids and got them there on time. Now she's out of work.


It's unfortunate that kids are now late to school and a hard working Cranbury resident had to lose her job over this. Because one driver allegedly backed in to a tree, which there was no evidence of.
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PostPosted: Tue, Sep 13 2011, 5:12 pm EDT    Post subject: Re: CRANBURY: District changes its school bus vendors Reply with quote

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Please specify the bus number that has issues.


Already did. Read previous posts. #2


Does the bus route have too many stops? If so, you and your neighbors (or anyone on this route) should write a complain letter (signed by parents) to the BoE.
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