The incident began when the five-year-old toddler fell asleep in his seat. The driver then overlooked him and parked the bus for six hours on a parking lot. When the boy was discovered at the end of the afternoon, the driver took him to the after-school care. When the child came home at the end of the day, he was quite shaken.<\/p>\n
\u2018What angers me the most is that no one informed the parents afterward,\u2019 says director Lobke Vlaming of Ouders & Onderwijs. The Algemeen Dagblad reads that the parents had to investigate themselves to find out what their child had to endure. \u2018I find that unacceptable and unforgivable. Mistakes are made, but not informing parents causes extra harm to the children to save oneself.\u2019<\/p>\n
The carrier regrets the incident to the newspaper and says it was a human error. Following the incident, protocols were tightened. Something that should have happened earlier, because according to the parents, this was not the first incident.<\/p>\n
\u2018It is a chaos,\u2019 says Lobke Vlaming. \u2018No supervisors on the buses, drivers are heavily burdened, there is a great deal of work pressure and schedules are messed with. This case is an error and that can happen. But it is important to see the bigger picture, because a lot has been going wrong for a long time.\u2019<\/p>\n
These parents are not the only ones with bad experiences in what can be called a student transport crisis. We spoke with parent Corine van Hardeveld. Her children are brought to and from school every workday. That seems clear, but it is not. Especially when the regular driver is not available, the transport is chaos. Then the taxi is very late and they are often two hours late at school. Or the carrier forgets to pick up the children from school. Hardeveld often had to call the carrier. \u2018I freeze and tears come when I have to call again. The waiting melody is enough to give me a stomach ache.\u2019<\/p>\n
The parent is clear about how things can be different. \u2018Now, all are separate transport companies and national control would be better. Besides the driver, a supervisor should come along and that can be arranged nationally. If it is the same everywhere, it is also clearer and there are better checks.\u2019<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"knop","knop":{"title":"Read the interview about student transport with Corine van Hardeveld","url":"https:\/\/oudersenonderwijs.nl\/nieuws\/leerlingenvervoer-interview-corine\/","target":""},"kleur":"primary"},{"acf_fc_layout":"extra_inhoud_blok","inhoud":"
Besides good supervisors, more solutions are possible according to Lobke Vlaming. \u2018It is also important to get as many drivers as possible on the bus. And better investment must be made in contact with the parents.\u2019 Last month there was a debate in the Tweede Kamer about student transport and it also talked about solutions. A motion was passed that calls on municipalities to reimburse parents for substitute transport costs if the student transport is not in order.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"knop","knop":{"title":"Read which motions were further passed","url":"https:\/\/oudersenonderwijs.nl\/nieuws\/tweede-kamer-vergoed-kosten-ouders-voor-vervangend-leerlingenvervoer\/","target":""},"kleur":"primary"},{"acf_fc_layout":"extra_inhoud_blok","inhoud":"
Ouders & Onderwijs has been concerned for a long time about the problems around student transport. In March this year, we published the tough results of a study among parents. Read more in the news article \u2018Student transport drains vulnerable children\u2019<\/a>. This led to much attention for the subject of student transport. Director Lobke Vlaming was allowed to explain the vision of Ouders & Onderwijs in a roundtable conversation in the Tweede Kamer<\/a>. And as a result of the roundtable, a debate was planned. The main points from that debate can be read back on our website<\/a>.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"call_to_action","selecteer_call_to_action":"gerelateerde_onderwerpen_lijst","berichten_met_prioriteit":[{"ID":22773,"post_author":"0","post_date":"2022-11-18 14:30:31","post_date_gmt":"2022-11-18 13:30:31","post_content":"","post_title":"Strikes within the student transport","post_excerpt":"Ouders & Onderwijs recognizes the problems of the driver shortage, the unattractiveness of the job, and the tight labor market. Now the strike adds more pressure on their school attendance. The announced strikes are terrible for the students involved and their parents.","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"strikes-within-the-student-transport","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2022-11-18 14:30:31","post_modified_gmt":"2022-11-18 13:30:31","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/oudersenonderwijs.nl\/niet-gecategoriseerd\/strikes-within-the-student-transport\/","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}],"download_pdf":false,"veelgestelde_vragen_verwijzing":{"titel":"","knop_tekst":"","url":""}},{"acf_fc_layout":"meer_informatie_links","linkjes":false}],"call_to_action":"nieuwsbrief","call_to_action_2":"geen","zoekwoorden":""},"yoast_head":"\n