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WakeCountyBuses
A.P.Dillon<thell1885@gmail.com>
Mon,Sep28,2015at11:52AM
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DearWakeCountySchoolBoardMembers,
Iwritetoyoutodaynotasafreelancewriter/journalist,butasaparentofachildintheWake
CountyPublicSchoolsystem.
IknowthatWCPSShas70fewerbusesthisyeardespiteincreasesinthecounty'sstudent
enrollment.
IhavealsotakennotethattheWCPSSboarddoesnotbelievethereisaproblemwithlongrides
ordelayswithinthebussysteminourcounty.
Iamawaretheboarddoesnotthinkthatthereisaproblembecausetheyhave'receivedno
emails'aboutit.
Well,here'syouremail.
Myson'selementaryschoolbusarrivedontimeforthreeyearsinarow.Thisyear,hisbushas
yettobeontimeandhisdeparturetimefromhisschoolisnowthesametimeheusedtoarrive
homeatourbusstop.
Tobeprecise,hisscheduleddeparturetimeis4:08pm.
Henowarriveshomeusuallyaround4:25.
Nowconsiderdismissalisat3:45pm.Also,considerthatwelivelessthan2milesawayandhis
stopisthesecondoneontheroute.
Forthelasttwoweeks,Ikepttrack.
Fortheweekending9/18/15:
MondayDepartedschoolat4:12,arrivedhome4:26
TuesdayDepartedschoolat4:23,arrivedhome4:32
WednesdayDepartedschoolat4:12,arrivedhome4:25
ThursdayDepartedschoolat4:18,arrivedhome4:27
FridayDepartedschoolat4:12,arrivedhome4:23
Fortheweekending9/25/15:
MondayDepartedschoolat4:11,arrivedhome4:24
TuesdayDepartedschoolat4:18,arrivedhome4:29
WednesdayTEACHERWORKDAY
ThursdayDepartedschoolat4:12,arrivedhome4:25
FridayDepartedschoolat4:18,arrivedhome4:29
Iamcertaintoday'sdepartureandarrivaltimeswillbenodifferent.

Itmayseemlikesmallpotatoestosome,howeveritisabigdealtothefamiliesdealingwith
this.Withoutquestion,ouryoungestlearnersaregettingtheshortendofthestickhere.
Idon'tknowwhatistheproblemhere,butitisnotonourschool'send.Thisisatransportation
issue.
IsaythatbecauseIdecidedtopickmychildupinthefirsttwoweeksofschoolforseveraldays
inarow.Bythetimemycarmadeittothefrontofthelineat4:00,therewereonlyTWObuses
waitingtoloadchildrenevenatourschool.
Sincerely,
AndreaDillon
WakeCountyParent