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A recorded message sent to parents this morning at about 7:30 a.m. alerted parents that Greencastle Community School Corp. buses would not be running on gravel roads today.
Superintendent Robert Green said "due to freezing overnight," students who lived on stone and gravel roads would not be picked up. Green apologized for the late notice, saying he had just been contacted by the school's transportation department.
Green said students who were late to school or absent because they could not get there safely would not be penalized.
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What? Please explain!!!
Rrrrring Rrrring,Good morning transportation director,this is your automated phone system.Our records indicate you are still warm and cozy under those covers.You might want to watch the news the evening before so that you can set your alarm earlier and your Superintendent doesn't look like a ninny,thank you,this is a automated call from the Greencastle School Corps.
7:30?
Give the sup a break! If he calls it that's bad, if he doesn't call it that's bad! It just started icing up. It's a tough call no matter what. Continue to do what you need to do to keep our kids safe Dr. Green.
honestyisbestpolicy, too funny!
You should be lucky that they called that and did not put children and others in harm. Good call, I wish our school corp would do that. I do understand the late notice, but remember the bus is a privilege!
honestyisbestpolicy, find something to be grateful for today and quit complaining!
and, thank you GSC for keeping the parents informed!
Not sure whether the bus is a privilege or not. Most of my taxes go to support the schools and their buses! Back in the day, a bus was there to transport, privilege or not. You had to ride it. We didn't have parents taking us to school like they do now. But good call on the schools part.
Just a loco,try to smile and have a laugh.Maybe go up a size in the fundawear... By the way,bus rides are not a privilege the schools are mandated to provide the routes,its your privilege to choose to use the transportation.Like Whodouthinkur said,our taxes fund the buses,the fuel and the driver,so that alone removes the privilege idea.Now,be bad and you can give up a privilege to ride,lol.No one here ruffed up the Supt,did they? Seems like a playful jab lobbed at the trans.director for "throwing the Supt under the bus"(oops,having fun again).Again,loosen the band on the underoos and try to smile every once in awhile.Life is too short to not have any fun.....
School transportation is not mandated by law unless a student is homeless, lives on state property (foster/group home), or has special needs as protected by federal law.
IC 20-27-5-2
Authority to provide transportation
Sec. 2. The governing body of a school corporation may provide transportation for students to and from school.
The word "may" is different from "shall". There are public school corporations in Indiana that do not provide regular transportation services. School transportation is a privilege - not a right.
Your taxes buy lots of things - it doesn't always mean you have right to use every item or service that you may or may not help fund. Your school corp could stop offering transportation tomorrow and leave it up to you.
IC 20-27-6-2
Authority of parents to provide bus transportation
Sec. 2. Parents may provide bus transportation for students enrolled in a public school who are not provided transportation by the school corporation.
When will Putnam county pave more gravel roads instead of shelling out gobbs & gobbs of money every year on maintaining them?....which they do a shoddy job at that! If they don~t intend on paving any of them in the future, then just leave them alone. The graderman has no clue as to what he is doing and he is just mucking it up worse.
I live in South America and I must say I really have to go out of my way to find a gravel road down here and I live out of the big city. I think the county should ask the residents on the road if they want it graded or new gravel...sorry, I mean sand or rip rap layed down. PCDOT will never splurge on 53~s or someting nice...they always use the cheapest crap to put on the gravel roads which always makes it a mess to drive on. They least they could do is chip & seal it.
The gravel road I traveled on early this morning was covered with ice and a light rain was making it dangerously slick. The hard surface roads were only wet. Good call school system.
You must not be very intelligent. Know the law and the rules. Maybe read the guide or information your school corp gives you: THE BUS IS A PRIVILEGE. For an example, Speedway Schools do not have buses because they DON'T have to. I guess it is a good thing you are complaining on here because if you were to go in and complain to the school or transportation office...they would tell you the same thing to your face. Be grateful that your school has not eliminated transportation or made you pay for your child or children to ride like some schools are doing. If you have been reading some articles concerning school cuts, notice that they always mention transportation separate from the teachers and certified staff? Do your research next time !
Also to the ones on here that most likely would not understand the comment by jorge...those are the Indiana codes and statues..which clarify schools are NOT mandated to transport the children unless the reasons listed on the above comment.
Somebody tell me what PCDOT is...can't say I've ever heard of that,killintime.