Just half of school buses arrived before the opening bell in Boston, while some parents spoke of frustrations of long delays at bus stops or lack of communication.
A young boy looks out the window of a Boston Public Schools bus traveling down Dorchester Avenue on the first day of school in Boston.
"This year, we were aiming even higher to make sure that we could have an extra cushion, especially with the Orange Line situation," Wu said."So we've actually expanded our capacity in terms of the number of drivers that are trained and ready to go, the number of routes." The 30-day Orange Line shutdown, which ends Sept. 19, overlaps with the start of the first few weeks of school for thousands of public school students.has released a"Rider's Guide: Student Edition"On his way to the first day at John D. O'Bryant, 15-year-old Jack Ramirez waited for an Orange Line shuttle.
The Orange Line shutdown means some families are leaving extra room in their morning schedules to arrive on time. Even far from the Orange Line, Boston saw some familiar issues with the timely arrival of school buses. At busy stops along Dorchester Ave., several families waited 20 minutes or longer beyond their planned pick-up times — with many eventually giving up and finding other ways to school.
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