Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Framingham Police will cite a school bus driver for driving to endanger following a multi-car crash Monday afternoon.
A Framingham school bus driver will be cited for driving to endanger after a multi-car crash Monday afternoon at the intersection of Dr. Harvey Cushing Way and Dudley Road, according to Framingham Police Lt. Ron Brandolini. The school bus was empty when it rear-ended another car at 2:05 p.m. The crash involved three cars and the bus. Police did not identify the bus driver to be cited. A call to Durham School Services, the new company contracted to provide bus drivers for Framingham schools this year, was not returned. Two of the drivers were transported to MetroWest Medical Center, with minor injuries. Framingham Patch received several calls and texts from parents about the crash on Monday. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter to keep …
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Framingham School Committee is meeting tonight at Framingham High School. Framingham Patch is live blogging.
Framingham School Committee is meeting tonight at 7:30 p.m. There is time for the public to speak on the agenda between 8:15 and 8:30 p.m. School Committee is in executive session. Framingham Patch will live blog when the meeting begins. School Committee has arrived. 7:58 p.m. meeting called to order. 6 members present - Andy Limeri not present Meeting will begin with professional development update Assistant Supt. Chris Tyrie is speaking asked to provide cost of professional development - $253,806 In additional - about $16,000 in grants - 2 grants $161,105 -- professional - grants in the pipeline total to date - @$431,000 (no handout provided) Tyrie - hope to hear about a grant on Sept. 30 for professional development. Outside consultant …
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Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Durham School Services, the company with the new 5-year contract for school buses and drivers is implementing "an aggressive recruiting effort including $750 referral bonuses for current employees and $1,000 sign-on bonus for new drivers."
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Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Durham School Services is proud to be the new student transportation provider for the Town of Framingham. We want to extend our apologies for the back-to-school challenges some of our students and their families have faced. In addition to traffic and weather issues at the start of school, we also faced an unexpected driver shortage. To address the driver shortage, we have recently implemented an aggressive recruiting effort including $750 referral bonuses for current employees and $1,000 sign-on bonus for new drivers, who successfully complete our screening process. If you, or someone you know, are interested in a great part-time job with extremely competitive rates, please visit www.DurhamSchoolServices.com. Our general manager and region…
School Administration is expected to meet with Durham School Services Tuesday morning to address concerns with the school buses. The Framingham School Committee is expected to tackle the subject at its meeting tonight at 7:30 at the high school.
On the first day of school, Heidi Masso drove and picked up her first grade son at McCarthy Elementary School. On the second day of school, her son was to take home bus #19. Instead, he got on bus #8 (as he did as a kindergartener) and was missing for almost an hour, said Masso. School administration said it will meet with Durham School Services, the company that has the new 5-year contract to supply school buses for Framingham, today. The Framingham School Committee is also expected to address school busing concerns at its meeting tonight at 7:30 in room H100 at Framingham High School. School Committee Chair Beverly Hugo, specifically addressing an incident last week in which a different first grader at McCarthy Elementary School was …
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Miriam McCarthy Elementary School
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Framingham High School
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Sunday, September 4, 2011
Superintendent of Schools Steven Hiersche issued a statement Saturday on the first grade student reported missing from her school bus stop on Thursday.
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Sunday, September 4, 2011
Below is a statement from Framingham Superintentent of Schools Steven Hiersche, responding to the report of a McCarthy first grade student dropped off at the wrong bus stop and missing for more than 40 minutes: "The situation with the McCarthy bus was addressed on Friday, with a different bus driver who is a veteran driver for Framingham Public Schools. This was an unacceptable situation. I will report to the School Committee on Tuesday night. I, we do take our responsibility very seriously when it comes to the safety of children. I have spoken to parents and promised to follow up with them after our meeting on transportation on Tuesday."
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School Committee Chair Beverly Hugo: "I speak for the entire Framingham School Committee when I say that we are concerned and deeply regretful that these series of unfortunate incidents have occurred as our school year has commenced."
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Sunday, September 4, 2011
I believe that I speak for the entire Framingham School Committee when I say that we are concerned and deeply regretful that these series of unfortunate incidents have occurred as our school year has commenced. Our committee shares the concerns expressed by many of the Patch readers. Although our function is to act as budget and policy makers, I want to personally assure your readers that the School Committee and I plan to address this issue head on with the school department administration on Tuesday evening and to make sure that all necessary steps will be taken to assure that these types of incidents will not be repeated. On a personal level, as a parent who has experienced the anguish of being in a similar situation, I totally …
Saturday, September 3, 2011
Framingham Public Schools posted on its website Friday, Sept. 2 a job description for an assistant director of transportation.
Framingham Public Schools posted on its website yesterday, Sept. 2 a job description for an assistant director of transportation. No salary was listed. The person, according to the posting, would be "responsible for maintaining a smooth and efficient transportation system for the Framingham Public Schools" and act as the director when necessary. Rick Gallagher, is the Framingham Public Schools director of transportation. Earlier this spring, the Framingham Public Schools opted to outsource its school bus transportation. It laid off it school bus drivers and gave Durham School Services a 5-year contract to provide school buses and bus driversfor Framingham Public Schools, and some private schools in town. During the first week of school, …
Friday, September 2, 2011
A few parents are outraged over children not dropped off from school until 5 p.m. Others are unhappy to hear on Day 3, they have new bus drivers, who don't know the routes.
On the first day of school, parents may not want any school bus problems, but they are understanding. This year, not only did Framingham Public Schools have a new bus company, a couple of dozen new drivers, but it was also dealing with the aftermath of storm Irene, which closed roads and caused detours. Day one tales including children never picked up and buses as much as 30 minutes later and as long as hour later dropping off after school. Day 2, Framingham Patch heard from many parents that things had improved. That was not the case on Day 3, Thursday, Sept 1. "My childrens' bus was an hour late getting home today. I can understand some amount of difficulty keeping to the schedule at the beginning of the school year as new drivers learn …
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Brenda Crawshaw
5:49 pm on Wednesday, March 14, 2012
I have to say that I have seen many many instances of these drivers flagrantly ignoring red lights, stop signs, tailgating, being WAY out of their lanes, and otherwise being ridiculously aggressive considering they are driving kids around. We were planning to put the kid on the bus this year but just in the limited time that I observed the five or so that share my same routes to and from school … more ›