Boston Public Schools has announced on their website that school bus drivers are staging a work action today with only 30 of 650 school buses running as of 8am today. According to WBUR, this is part of an ongoing dispute over GPS locationing on school buses.
The page on the BPS site with all the details is here, and includes a list of buses that ARE running:
That list is also below but is only accurate as of 8am today so please check the BPS page throughout the day:
- B387
- B431
- B438
- B519
- HS056
- HS121
- HS136
- HS157
- HS169
- HS214
- MS138
- MS140
- MS162
- MS171
- MS172
- MS210
- MS219
- MS253
- WB057
For the students affected, the BPS website states that:
“While all schools will be open on normal schedules, Boston school officials are warning families to expect significant school bus delays and some trip cancellations. Because of this, students will not be marked late and absences will be marked as “excused” in the Boston Public Schools during the disruption. BPS will attempt to list buses that are running and not running on [the BPS website] but this information will not be available until officials can begin to track the impact.”
BPS has provided the following ways for families to keep in touch about the strike:
- Automated phone calls are also being sent to all families this morning.
- The district has also expanded its Transportation Hotline to answer families’ questions at (617) 635-9520 and the Mayor’s 24-Hour-Hotline is available at (617) 635-4500.
- Families can also check the location of their school bus in real time using the “Where’s My School Bus” app, at http://schoolbus.bostonpublicschools.org.
There’s no word on whether this is a one day stoppage or not.
Check the BPS website or the WBUR website for updates.
