Bus drivers were considered as more than just transportation workers, despite the nature of the title because we had several responsibilities.
Bus Driver (Former Employee), Atlanta, GA – December 3, 2011
Pros: team work, commratery, school spirit, and the thrill of the daily challenge
Cons: stressful
Bus drivers were primairly concerned with transportation, but during the course of each passing day, we also had many occasions when we had to spend a lot of time cousling with students about the rules that govern the overall safety asspects and privledges of riding the school bus on a daily basis. One of my most memoralble assignments was with Morning – more... Side Elementary in Atlanta. The significants of this particular assignment for me was to see the faces of one-time reluctant parents turn into shere utter joy as their children began to learn the meaning of school spirit, and all the words to the songs I taught them to sing in a matter of weeks. Concluding the year, none of them would ever forget our journey together because my bus was the cool thing to do according to those whom had the pleasure of riding with Mr. Washington during the 2007 school season. I believe it was, in part, the reason why I earned the nomination for Driver of the month---that's what I remember when I think of my tenure with the Atlanta Public School Transportation Department. – less
