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RhodySeth t1_iy89hj0 wrote

Thanks for the explanations for folks in this thread about the reasons for school bus monitors. Those make sense. As I don't commute anymore I no longer have a dog in this fight but I will summon my angry younger self to say...

I hate 'em! The monitors are old, slow and take forever to look under the bus. They barely can/will bend over. I swear, even if there was a kid under the bus would they even see them half the time? And where are these kids coming from? Are they feral children, running out of the shrubs to hug the undercarriage of the bus in the hopes of going to school? Every bus stop has cars lined up in each direction and parents waiting to see the kids off. I'm pretty sure there are enough eyes watching for children who might find their way under the bus.

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Away_Party_6127 t1_iy8cglk wrote

I am a bus monitor and I’m pretty young 26 but most of the buses that have bus monitors are special needs kids, and elementary school. Yes most parents bring their kids but a lot let their little five and six year olds, walk alone across the street alone and there’s just a lot going on, a lot of cars don’t even stop at the stop sign like I’ve seen them keep going in or circuit. It’s more about the cars around that don’t care to stop. For the most part, my driver puts their stuff signed down and let the cars go around if the kid is taking too long

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discospiderattack t1_iyapfge wrote

I know when I was in elementary school (90’s), bus monitors tended to be at least 95 years old and universally hated kids. Like, all through school, it was wild.

My kid’s bus driver and monitor know the names of all the kids, have them wait for the all clear to cross, and are really efficient with the under bus check. They also chat with my too-young-for-school kid while the school aged kids get on the bus. I adore them and hope that energy is the norm and not the exception.

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