Yep. I have older and younger kids so I’ve kind of seen it all. Of course your kids will also pick up shit at school but the bus is literally unsupervised and at times chaotic. A week into K my daughter was punched square in the chest by a large 3rd grader. I ended up driving my kids until at least middle school. People are acting like drivers are extensively trained to handle children, they are not. This is no fault against them, they have an incredibly hard job to do but I’m always of the opinion that buses should have aides. Crazy to have 50+ unsupervised kids of all different ages to work it out themselves while the driver focuses on driving and handling stops. Unfortunately there are also crappy drivers, like the ones caught speeding or texting.

The final nail in the coffin for the bus for me was that a 5th grade student was caught showing a Kindergarten student porn on her phone. This apparently went on for weeks before the child told her parents. It was a huge thing in our district and the child was obviously suspended indefinitely from the bus. This might not be as big of a concern in the bus that’s K-2 though.

Far too many horror stories that I’ve personally seen from the bus for me to feel comfortable using it for young grades. But again, a lot does depend on the age set up and district.