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Does your school district currently offer an app that allows you to keep track of your child while they're on the school
bus? If not, your district certainly should!
Parent communication apps are becoming increasingly common, but a lot of districts still haven't adopted them. This is a big missed opportunity, because a notification app makes life much easier for you and for the school!
Always Know Where Your Child Is
With the right app, you can be given limited access to your district's bus monitoring system. This is securely protected, of course, but it lets you see critical information you need to know!
Where is the bus right now?
What is your child's estimated arrival time at school or home?
Are there any problems on the road?
Is your child actually on the bus?
In 2025, you shouldn't still have to blindly send your child off on a bus with no way of knowing what's happening to them. A parental tracking app allows you to get all this information and more, quickly and easily, right from your device.
It's also good for the school, since that means you don't have to call in with questions. They get to spend more time ensuring the buses are running safely, and you get the information you need!
Reach Out To Your Local School Board
If your district doesn't already offer a parental app, it's high time they did so.
Talk to other parents and let them know it's an option. Many parents haven't heard of these systems, and may not realize there's a better way to oversee your children on the bus. If a large number of parents all request an app at once, the school board is likely to take you more seriously.
Also, emphasize the benefits to the school as well as to yourselves. These apps aren't expensive, but budgets are tight. Talk about how they'll save time and money if they don't need to handle a lot of calls.
Don't forget about ease of communication, either. With an app, the school can bulk-notify parents of an issue, such as telling everyone at once if a bus has gotten stuck in traffic. This saves them more time and money.
BusBoss wants to help you improve safety for your children on the bus. Please contact us if you have any questions about how parental communication apps, like BusBoss PARENTpatrol, make bus systems better!
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Sonia has been involved with BusBoss since the late 1990’s, and has personally overseen many projects for various customers ranging from large urban and suburban districts to smaller rural school districts from all over the country.
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