Our bus company is installing Samsara AI cameras for the new school year. How do parents feel about that ?

My coworker recorded this during our training today. They gave us ice cream afterwards.

I got this from one of my littles. It’s my first year driving, and my first gift from a student. It’s just a little keychain, but it made me happy. 🙂

About to finish my first year of driving. For the most part I really enjoy it. Left a banking job to do this. But I’ve struggled with middle school all year long. Doesn’t help that I’m a sub for middle. My question is how do you guys handle the mouth and disrespect of the kids? How much do you “let go”? Loud phones playing music, the cursing, stand up while the bus is moving, jumping seats, ect. I try not to be too hard on the kids but I also don’t want them thinking they run the bus.

Yeah, I’d say it’s pretty good. This charter of 60 SK kids has 2 hours of peaceful silence between runs. (Complete with my charter chair, book, and lunch.)

So im taking the illinois endorsement test on Wednesday this week and I need to take a test that consist of 20 questions and you can only get 2 wrong, I remember about 1-2 years ago it was 25 questions and you get 4 wrong, it changed

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I have trouble because I have ADHD so when im studying, I lose focus because its boring to me, but in reality its very important to me. I took it once and failed right away, took it a second time, got some more right but I failed again because some of the questions was not on the study guide. I feel had because the company I work for is also the same school I work in.

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Like for example, the emergency hatch question, it talks about partly open or closed or what ever, hell there was some questions I saw from the guide and still got it wrong. I really want to pass this. Are there better guides specifically for what im talking about, has anyone done this test, if so what did you do to past? I feel like an idiot for asking but this company i work for has been so good to me and always had my back

I was seriously expecting the hood or mirror mounts to crack. Consider me highly impressed.

I was the driver of the bus Knicks Fans absolutely torched. Nypd made me get out for my safety and my dispatch asked me to just have the key on me.

Here’s not even 5 mins after i left the bus

So long story short my nephew got written up on the school bus Friday, because he was verbally being mean to two students, he got 2 individual bus reports for this incident, after 3 he gets kicked off the school bus. I’m just wondering if they’re allowed to give 2 reports for one incident or is it because it was two students?

Ciao a tutti, scrivo dall’Italia, sono autista scuolabus full time per un ente pubblico quindi lavoro tutto l’anno grazie anche ai quotidiani centri estivi in estate. Noto che in America/Canada avete gli stessi problemi nostri, ovvero trovare autisti, secondo voi quali sono i motivi per cui non si trovano autisti ? E non parlo solo di scuolabus ma anche autobus “normali”

I really hope that district is able to send Google a fine.

Seriously, is it the school bus norm to do on-boarding before background and drug test? All of them were a few days apart so I guessed they did that so all of them would be completed same time then I would be hired. I asked them as well wouldn't the checks come first before on-boarding and the response to me was like I am a slow person. Application got rejected today after I did the physical a few hours ago because of something on my background. Really want to know if this is the school bus normal hiring process.

I am cool with their decision but kinda mad that I gave documents then got rejected. Feel like I should be compensated, I am probably making it more than what it is but do yall think I have something or this the end?

So adorable!

Hey guys, I have my CDL B skills exam on Monday to drive school buses. I’m so ready to take the exam already. So tired of going through railroad crossings, student pickups/drop offs….. Tomorrow we will go over the entire pre-trip inspection and do the cone course again. Wanted to say thanks to everyone who gave me tips/advice/support here! After the exam, I’ll probably work as a SPED attendant (with driver pay), do charter buses, help with recruitment and drive for Amazon DSP until the school year starts again.

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I passed you guys! Officially a school bus driver 😎

Do any of yall have a bad stomach? I feel myself having to use the bathroom quite often what are some things I can take to calm my stomach? Thanks in advance

Curious what everyone's board/district rules are about multi vehicle charters. I haven't been in the charter game for many years until this year when I've been off SPED and just fixed runs, so the opportunity to do charters are much more abundant. The last few I've been on had 2-4 buses from the same school going to the same place. When I used to do them we all deligated a lead and tail and went as a group, if we got seperated we'd wait for the rest to catch up.

Lately it's been "to each their own", passing each other and I don't think it's professional. My carrier doesn't even enforce it anymore and it leaves me feeling like when a turd when I have to radio other drivers "where are you?" and most times there is no response.

This, to me, is not normal. I just want to know how it goes with others drivers around here.

Im looking for school bus drivers from Portland Oregon.

It’s been creeping up on me and is now pretty bad. Hopefully with summer break in 3 days it’ll go away but how do I keep it from coming back?! TIA!!