Is AUTHOR wrong in the post ? POST : I have small children and my husband and I both work. His hours prevent him from getting the kids on the bus in the morning or being home when they return from school.


I put the kids on the bus every morning and have a family member come to get them off of the bus 2 days a week. The other 3 days they went to an after school program but they hated it, especially my oldest.



This year there’s a new after school program run by a different organization and we really can’t afford it. Plus, my kids begged not to have to go again so I was able to change my work schedule which is a BFD since I work at a small business. Now I take them to a before school program 3 days per week, start work early those days and leave early to be home when the bus arrives. Bus is due at 3:48 pm. I have about 50 minutes to get home and it takes about 35 so everything is fine for a few months.



Kids tell me their bus was the first to load last year but this year it’s the last to load and I think nothing of it. Gradually the bus starts coming earlier and earlier until it’s dropping them off at 3:30 now. I find out their bus is loading earlier until it’s loading first despite being scheduled to load last. For the last few weeks, I’ve been rushing home and having close calls daily. My husband had some days off and was miraculously home one day when a bad accident literally happened right in front of me so I was delayed. I still got home by 3:44 but my kids had been home for about 15 minutes by then.


I’ve tried discussing this politely with the bus driver who seemed nice until now but he just says it depends on traffic. That’s not true because I picked the kids up a few weeks ago and saw their bus first in line. The driver intentionally gets there early to be first in line because that was last year’s schedule for this route and apparently he doesn’t like change.


 
Other parents tell me the buses aren’t allowed to come early but when I talked to the school, they just keep saying they “will look into it” yet have no answers. My whole office changed things to accommodate my new schedule and I can’t leave earlier. My kids are small enough that they’re not allowed off of the bus if no adult is waiting. 



AITA if I complain to the school and demand their bus load last, as scheduled? I know everyone wants to get home/done earlier but my kid’s bus is the ONLY one showing up more than 5 minutes early and coming early on a regular basis. I’ve asked friends, family, mom groups on social media, etc. 