I still can not think straight so here is a copy of a letter my dh wrote to our local newspaper...it expalins things much better!:
"I'm writing to tell you about my son's first day of school. He just started first grade today and my wife and I couldn't wait to greet him at the bus stop to see how his day went. Except when the bus pulled up my son was not on it. When my wife asked one of his friends if she had seen A.J. she said that she saw him get on bus 54 instead of 34. It was a good thing for that information because it turned out to be more than we could get from the bus driver, the school, or the bus dispatcher.
Apparently he was assigned the wrong bus at school. When we attempted to call the bus dispatcher we got nothing but busy signals. My wife continued to try to call the bus company while I jumped in my car and headed to Flagg St. School. When I was let into the office I asked what they had done with my son. I told them what I knew, and that I believed he was on bus 54. The Principal seemed very concerned, but another woman in the office was very cavalier in stating that there's nothing to worry about. When this happens, she explained, the kids are dropped off at Elm Park. That's right! Elm Park! That was supposed to calm me down I guess.
I continued to call the bus company and finally got through, only to be given another number to call. At that point I decided to head to Elm Park, all the while attempting to contact the dispatcher. As I was about to get into my car I saw a bus pull into the lot. There was a very handsome little boy standing right next to the driver pointing to me and my car. I ran to get him and there around his neck was his bus tag which read number 54 on it. My 6 year old son had done everything right, he got on the bus he was told too, and he didn't get off it (thank God). I told him how very proud I was of him and gave him a big hug.
After I returned home with him, my wife called the school again to try to get an explanation as to how this occurred. She was told by the principal that it was a mistake made by the teacher. He was very nice and very apologetic, but I still have a few concerns. If the policy is to drop kids off at Elm Park why was my son not brought there? Why is it that even though my son knows his address he could not be brought home? Why is it impossible for not only me, but for the school, or another bus driver to communicate with the bus dispatcher? Is our childrens safety an exercise in trial and error? I know its the first day of school and mistakes can happen, but I remember hearing last year about multiple incidents of this type. I think parents need to know that the school department and bus companies have done absolutely nothing to deal with this problem."
Well said!
So glad you son is ok 
It's odd Kim. I had this feeling I needed to call you thus afternoon to see how AJ did today but figured you'd be real busy...........little did I imagine!! 
How's he doing?
