For many parents getting their kids to and from school is another added back to school stress, but several school districts, including ones starting Monday, have an app to help ease that burden.
Mom Regina Bussey remembers it like yesterday.
"The bus driver and the school, they had her down as a pick up and she was actually a buser," Bussey said.
The moment when her first-grade daughter didn’t get off the bus after school. The transportation mix-up sent her into a tailspin, leaving her with only one option.
"I was scared and nervous and then mad that I had to go to the school and pick her up," she said.
Bussey’s daughter now lives close enough to walk to her school, but if she went by bus, this mom says her phone would be armed with the Durham Bus Tracker. Durham School Services provides transportation for students across the state and launched the app four years ago.
"It’s a GPS tracking system where you can track your student’s bus," said Steven Shaughnessy of Durham School Services.
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Steven Shaughnessy with Durham School Services says the app allows parents to track their child’s bus to and from school at their fingertips or keyboard.
"Just having the peace of mind and having that visibility to know where their child bus is," Shaughnessy said.
The app has been available to parents in Waterbury since 2016. Since then Rocky Hill, Stratford and Milford schools have jumped on board.
And for parents like Bussey, it's transportation technology that helps keep their minds from idling.
"You can just take a look at your phone and see where they are, when they’re arriving," Bussey said.
The app is free for Android and iPhone users. You can also learn more about it here.
