Fire the N2 Bus Driver for Being Rude and Unsafe

Recent signers:
Sander Olsen and 19 others have signed recently.

The Issue

The N2 Bus driver has been rude to kids every day since he started. He pays so much attention to every little thing each kid does, so he can't pay attention to the road.  He has done so many things to ruin kids' days.

Incidents 


-He won't let some people close their front gate because it takes too long
-He got mad at somebody for playing music quietly
-He got mad at somebody for talking slightly too loud 
-He got mad at somebody for dropping unopened food
-He got mad at somebody for walking too slowly
-He blocked car from Jim’s variety to yell at kids
-He parked 50 feet from school and wouldn’t let anyone leave so he could yell at a kid
-He got mad at kids for swearing slightly

-He targets certain kids
- He Blames other kids for somebody’s bad behavior 
-He Yells at you if your foot is slightly in the aisle 
-He gets mad at me for starting to walk towards the bus before it stops completely 
-Ends up being late because he yells at people (but not late enough to get us a pass)
- He wrote multiple kids up for doing absolutely nothing
-He stopped the bus just to walk around and put up windows

 

Effect

-Can’t pay attention to the road
-Unsafe 
-Kids start and finish their day unpleasantly
-Dreading bus ride all day
-Anxiety provoking
-Triggering 
-Bad for mental health 

I know this might not affect you, but think about all the kindergartners on the bus. They started their whole school experience with an unpleasant bus experience. I know we couldn't save this year's kindergarteners, but maybe we can help next year's.

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Recent signers:
Sander Olsen and 19 others have signed recently.

The Issue

The N2 Bus driver has been rude to kids every day since he started. He pays so much attention to every little thing each kid does, so he can't pay attention to the road.  He has done so many things to ruin kids' days.

Incidents 


-He won't let some people close their front gate because it takes too long
-He got mad at somebody for playing music quietly
-He got mad at somebody for talking slightly too loud 
-He got mad at somebody for dropping unopened food
-He got mad at somebody for walking too slowly
-He blocked car from Jim’s variety to yell at kids
-He parked 50 feet from school and wouldn’t let anyone leave so he could yell at a kid
-He got mad at kids for swearing slightly

-He targets certain kids
- He Blames other kids for somebody’s bad behavior 
-He Yells at you if your foot is slightly in the aisle 
-He gets mad at me for starting to walk towards the bus before it stops completely 
-Ends up being late because he yells at people (but not late enough to get us a pass)
- He wrote multiple kids up for doing absolutely nothing
-He stopped the bus just to walk around and put up windows

 

Effect

-Can’t pay attention to the road
-Unsafe 
-Kids start and finish their day unpleasantly
-Dreading bus ride all day
-Anxiety provoking
-Triggering 
-Bad for mental health 

I know this might not affect you, but think about all the kindergartners on the bus. They started their whole school experience with an unpleasant bus experience. I know we couldn't save this year's kindergarteners, but maybe we can help next year's.

The Decision Makers

Former Northampton School Committee
2 Members
Gwen Agna
Former Northampton School Committee - At Large
Aline Davis
Former Northampton School Committee - At Large

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