karibrit, you are correct. not everyone has the luxury of taking their child to school and picking them up and no one should belittle those who can't. it sounds like you are a good mom and do as much as humanly possible for your kids, don't let those with no understanding get to you. taking your child to school isn't the only way to be a good parent

May this situation make the bus-drivers, parents and children to be more alert and responsible.

local- ain't it hilarious (well I guess it ain't) how no school has come up with a decent way for drivers to drop/pick up their kids...I took my daughter during Kindergarten till she was ready for the bus....it was always like one great big fight fixin to break out...folks improperly parking behind people that are properly parked, blocking them in, or gettin in line and then having to wait on someone who is so unorganized they have to rearrange the vehicle to let their kid in....Me....I always park in the boonies at school and walk up to get my gal when I pick her up, ....between the school parking lot, and the school busses....jeeze! Both have major flaws....

lol fatty...you dont find carpool to be a luxury? woops, speaking of carpool...im off to go circle the block until they let me in the lane. at our school, only about a dozen cars fit in the car pool lane, lol. the cop out there directs traffic and makes you just keep circling the block until you luck out and get a chance to slip in the carpool lane.

ahhh LUXURY!! ;)

Ya'll be nice....letting/making your child ride the bus doesn't make one a bad parent. Taking your kid to school don't make you a good one.

Maybe all this will make the folks applying for what they think are *easy* jobs realize that they come with responsibility, and with someone's kid, or your own for that matter.. it's better to be safe than sorry, whatever your routine may be.