Absence reporting
Parents say when their child is not riding, for a day or for a week, so the driver does not wait at an empty stop.
In short
With The School Bus Tracker, a parent marks their child as not riding the school bus from the app or the website, for a single day or a range of days. The driver knows not to wait at that stop, and the school sees the absence on its own screens without a phone call.
A day, or a week
An absence can cover one day or several. A family going away for a week tells the school once rather than five times, and each day is kept rather than replacing the one before.
Why it matters for the run
- The driver does not wait at a stop where nobody is coming
- The run stays on time for every other child on it
- The school's office does not have to take the call and pass it on
Questions about absence reporting
How do parents report that their child will not take the bus?
They open their child in the app or on the website and mark the days the child is not riding. It takes a few seconds and can be done the evening before.
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