Clifton Bus Run

Well another school year has started and so do the dymanics with SAD63. First there are no cameras on board the buses, they were taken out or not installed. There is no record or way to check on who is being rough, rude or physical. Second it appears there has been a major change to the bus run in Clifton. All buses start their runs from 7:20-7:30, but not in Clifton, we are starting at 7:00 am now, thats right K-8ride a bus for an hour an half, just in the morning. I attempted to resolve the issue with the person in charge of transportation, without any success. The answer was that we need to make right hand turns for safety. I pointed out to him this was not the case with all runs! He said the afternoon is worst with more traffic, yet the afternoon run, goes by road, left, right, left or whatever the driver feels like! So much for those theories. SAD sent home a letter asking parents to schedule any three times a day meds around school hours. That is kind of hard when the bus picks up at 7AM and doesn't return until 4PM. So lets see, 2 1/2 hours on bus, hour for lunch and recess, thats 3 1/2 hours a day. That is more than what is provided for education. That is more than home school kids receive, which by the way have higher stats and standings in the State of Maine. In fact the bus arrives at school without enough time for the kids to sit and eat breakfast, the most important meal of the day. The time has come to for the supervisor to review the matter and find a solution that works for kids, parents and meals. I would also point out that the bus schedule provide on the new SAD website last week and supplied to neighbors was wrong, they changed it over the weekend two days before school. The schedule was not published in the paper or mailed to students. It was told to me it was way to expensive to mail....haha last week the school sent every child their schedule, a packet, handbooks, forms and so much more - the right doesn't talk with the left. This blog note was modified on 9-3-09 with corrections