Rochester Mother Frustrated by Son’s Constantly Late School Bus
Elizabeth Robinson, a mother from Rochester, shared her ongoing frustration with News10NBC over her son Jeremiah’s school bus regularly arriving late to Martin Luther King School No. — sometimes by significant delays.
According to Robinson, the bus is scheduled to arrive at 6:50 a.m., but on Friday it did not show up until 7:20 a.m.
“He’s missing a bulk of his classes by his bus being late every day,” she said. “And again, this is not a one-day thing. This is an everyday thing.”
Robinson recalled that on one occasion the bus was three hours late, leaving Jeremiah even further behind in schoolwork.
“He needs help with math, he needs help with reading, so those are the two classes he shouldn’t be missing,” Robinson noted. “And the fact he’s missing them makes me really upset.”
When Jeremiah arrives after 7:30 a.m., he is marked absent, and Robinson said she has received letters from the principal notifying her that her son was not in school.
“Every day this boy is going to school late and his principal is sending letters saying ‘Oh, Jeremiah’s not in school’ — yeah, because his bus is two hours late,” she said.
Robinson contacted the Rochester City School District and was told the delays are a result of a bus driver shortage. News10NBC has been attempting to reach both the district and First Student for comment since Wednesday.
Author’s Summary
A Rochester mother is protesting constant school bus delays that cause her son to miss crucial classes, as district officials blame a driver shortage.