I think my school bus driver is looking to get fired

[Mskanga]

After the nonsense that he pulled on me last week , he went into my job and told everyone there including my boss what was going on and that he was pissed at me.
I know because one of my co-workers told me the next day that I had somebody real mad at me, some bus driver, and then he went on to say what he said.
To say that I was livid is an understatement, it's nobody's business at my job to know anything.
I know he's the one who told them because I didn't say anything to anyone, there's no other way they could know.
I called transportation and complained, they said they were going to talk to him yesterday about this, do you know that he comes to pick them up this morning and he starts yelling at me infront of the kids??
I took my DD off the bus and I'm taking her in myself but right now I need to complain to a higher power.
This man thinks that we should thank him for driving our kids to school when in fact he should be the one thanking us for paying his paycheck, we can get another driver if he does not like the job. Thanks for letting me vent.

 

[piratesmate]

I'm sorry you're having this trouble! Given the number of "weirdos" we've been reading about recently, I'd probably opt to drive my kids to school, too! This guy sounds like he's awfully close to "the edge" right now. Regardless of how you view bus drivers, showing up at your job to complain & doing so in front of your children is just too "out there"!

Deb

 

[sha_lyn]

I didn't see your origional post. I'd love th read it.
I really know abot bus driver problems. Here is our horrible experience.


We had tons of trouble with the bus driver when DS was in public school. It all started when he started school. We were in the process of fixing the up the house to move into. Where we were living wasn't in the school district. The house wasn't ready to move into when school started, but we were there every day painting etc. Well the driver decided that since we weren't living there, that DS wasn't suppose to ride the bus. The school knew all about what was going on (about us not getting moved into the house)She started yelling something at DH one morning and he couldn't hear her so he stepped up on the first step. Well she started screaming that he was attacking her and that she was calling the police. She did all kinds of crazy things, like not letting DS off the bus one day when my uncle was at the house and I was on my way. I met the bus about a mile form the house and here comes DS off the bus. This crazy woman wouldn't let DS off at home, but would let him out in the middle of the road to get into my car.About 6 months later DS got into trouble (Can't even remember what for now) he had to sit at the front of the bus for 2 weeks. Well next thing we know she decided that DS needed to sit up front all of the time. She claimined it wasn't punishment, that they had assigned seats. Funny thing was that in 6th grade DS's assigned seat was up front with the kindergarten kids. All the kids on the bus (especially his 6th grade classmates) made fun of him. The school stood by her excuse of "assigned seats". This was just one more reason we pulled DS out of PS.

 

[sha_lyn]

Just found the original thread. I gather by it that the kids are all dropped off at "bus stop" and the parents in the area take turns walking some of the kids home? We use to do that all of the time wher we use to live and never had a problem with it.
Here was a different story. We live in a rural area so the bus is suppose to let the kids off infront of their homes. Well the driver (same one in the above post) decided that she was stoppign too often and was letting DS out next door (for some reason it was no problem ipicking him up the am, and she couldn't let the kids out between homes according to her). Really his walking from that house was no big deal, but it was just the way she would decide to ignore rules on a whim.

 

[Mskanga]

Shalyn, this man decided last week after releasing my children to my girlfriend for years AND knowing both of us for 7 years , that he was not going to release my kindergartener to her because I did not give him a note saying it was ok. He's been releasing my DD to him since August and he starts this now? It's not like he's known us for 2 weeks or school just started, then I give him a list of all possible people who could pick her up and gets mad because there are 15 names on the list.
My girlfriend and I have been sharing trips to the bus for the last 5 years with all the kids and he has always been our driver, never had a problem except for his mood swings but this is a little too much.
If he had told me that he didn't have a note and he needed it so that he wouldn't get in trouble that would have been fine with me, I would give him the note and that would have been the end of it , but he never asked, he decided to just not give my child to her causing both of my children get upset and cry because he was taking my youngest one back to school.

 

[annemariec]

He went to your place of employment? Complained there about you!! Very serious infraction. (Not to mention yelling at you, bad in itself, in front of the kids --- even worse.)

You shouldn't have to bring up firing. It should come from administration as soon as they hear about this. It shows a terrible lack of judgement and restraint on the bus drivers part. Not characteristics you would want in someone you trust your children with.

Good luck!
Annemarie

 

[Chuck S]

After you called transportation to complain about him showing up at your job, he should have been suspended, pending internal investigation. Perhaps a letter (that way you'll have documented proof of your complaint) would get some action.

Certainly not all bus drivers are looney, but as in every profession there are some bad apples. Our district is constantly advertising for drivers, even giving an immediate sign-up bonus. There is a shortage of drivers.

 

[cgcw]

Sounds like you have a lot to deal with and I don't want to make you any more upset....but, if he went to your place of employment, I'd be a little concerned about him showing up at your home.

I'm not sure what I'd do. I like the suggestion of writing a letter as to proof of what's going on but I might take it a step further and file a police report. What's to stop him from coming to your place of employment again? That would really concern me. And, my child would not be on the bus anymore with him. I'd be afraid of what he might do or say in front of them.

I wish you the best.

 

[Toby'sFriend]

I thought MsKanga worked in a coffee shop?

Maybe he just wanted a cup of coffee.

 

[Mskanga]

I got a phone call from the transportation department, they talked to him and apparently he told them he didn't have a problem , he has been given his written first offense warning for the simple fact of him going to my job and getting other people involved , anything else after this he's fired.
I hate doing this because I have known him for so long and he has always been our bus driver but he went too far with this last mood swing of his. Last year he was so inconsistent with the bus route that we never knew which way the bus was going to come.

 

[Mskanga]

Originally posted by Toby'sFriend
I thought MsKanga worked in a coffee shop?

Maybe he just wanted a cup of coffee.

We do sell coffee at my job , and eventhough he can come in and out as he pleases at my job, he had no business telling anyone especially my boss what was going on, this was between him and me.
Anyway , it's over with and I hope that his next mood swing will be with someone else.

 

[sha_lyn]

so he let one of your chidlren off but not the other one? His "actions" make no sense. Why would it be ok to let one child off but not the other? He really has problems it sounds like.