Well, not exactly how I would say it, but close enough. It has been over three months since I started my quest to obtain a seat for my son on his overcrowded school bus. The last update had him assigned a seat and the bus driver enforcing that seat assignment – at least Brandon’s seat assignment. That went very well and for over a month things having been going smoothly – no problems.
That of course, is when Transportation chooses to take action. I guess they figured the bus was overcrowded - no kidding Sherlock! They pulled Brandon’s bus stop and moved it to a different bus. Not that I disagree. The overcrowded bus situation was only being temporarily relieved by the participation of a large group of students in track. The bus was and always has been overcrowded. It just to the kids on the bus, who live in the moment, it seemed illogical to make the change when everything has been going good. As I said before ‘No wonder kids think adults are idiots – we are!’
I have to admit I had a big grin on my face when I heard my son describe the strictness of the new bus driver. He basically read the new kids the riot act and announced ‘he would respect them if they respected him’. I could hardly contain my glee! This was a man after my own heart! He knew what I knew all along. The only way to handle middle schoolers, who lack fully developed frontal lobes, was to lay down the law on day one. Take no prisoners.
Of course, my son, after listening to my thoughts on the subject, rolled his eyes and put his hands in what we now call the ‘I should get a video of this’ stance.
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