Oak Ridge still sucks for not bussing kids properly
July 12th, 2006 by Atomictumor
The Oak Ridger released the addresses of those poor bastards who aren’t putting their kids on the bus this year, and it pissed me off all over again about the whole thing. The fact that my house is on the list for Glenwood notwithstanding (because he goes to Willowbrook, the point is moot), but what really bugs me is how callous the whole damn thing is.
What we have here is a pissing match between the city council and employees, and the school board, and its resulting in massive freaking inconvenience for everybody. Lets hope inconvenience is all it is. Lets hope that some kid crossing Arkansas at 7 in the morning isn’t mowed down by some sleepy parent trying to beat the 30 minute line to drop their kid off so they can make it to work, because thats my fear. Even the best case scenario is because there are going to be several hundred new car riders dropping off and picking up kids in the same little assed parking lots these schools have, they’re all going to wait a good while. Either school won’t start on time, or parents (and kids) are going to lose another half hour in the morning (and probably an hour in the afternoon) so they can sit in the car.
Unacceptable.
Way to go Oak Ridge. Thats a perfect example of bullshit politics.
Grrrrr.
July 12th, 2006 at 8:47 am
I am looking for a place to live in Oak Ridge right now. My daughter has decided she wants to live with me, and we all want her to continue to go to ORHS. I was looking at the Rolling Hills apartments, but the “V” streets there are on the list. I cannot imagine her having to cross Illinois AND the turnpike on foot every day. Perhaps I should write a note to the management of the apartments telling them why they are off my list of consideration … OR city council is a slave to the local businesses.
July 12th, 2006 at 9:23 am
Does OR adhere to Knox Countyless’ type of attendance policy? 3 lates = 1 absence; 5 unexcused absences = 1 day in court
July 12th, 2006 at 10:05 am
They’re talking about it, which boggles my mind. I know people who truly won’t be able to get the kids to school without bussing, so we’ll just see what happens.
July 12th, 2006 at 12:41 pm
While I’m not usually an advocate for most law suits…I can smell one in OR’s near future, concerning busing.
July 12th, 2006 at 1:35 pm
I wonder. If so, who’ll be on the hook? Taxpayers?
July 12th, 2006 at 3:23 pm
The City Manager has approached the Superintendent with an offer for the City to pay half the cost of nine crossing guards; this made me as mad as the whole issue did to begin with.
And yes, it made me very angry.
Public Safety is the City’s responsibility. That we have this problem at all is because the City put other departmental needs — or its slavish devotion to the strategic plan (take your pick) — above the needs of the school system.
I don’t think a lawsuit (over lack of bus service) will go anywhere, because most school systems in the state do not provide bus service within a 1.5 mile radius, and that’s all that the state provides any funding for. I know that it’s maddening to have something for 60 years and then lose it, but it’s not actionable in court.
The ballot box is another matter. There, anything is actionable.
July 12th, 2006 at 10:50 pm
Like I said I don’t usually support such lawsuits, but just wait until a child is hurt walking to school….mark my words.
Law vs emotion…what do you think?
July 13th, 2006 at 7:01 am
BTW, what is the city’s yearly contribution to Centenial golf course?