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bbird66
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USA
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 Posted - 01/09/2003 : 11:51:01 AM
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How many districts/contractors are transporting Amish kids? are you transporting the public kids with the Amish children? or are you transporting Amish on separate routes by themselves? Have there been any problems? your thoughts please.
Our district has been contacted about transporting the Amish children (2 or 3 routes possibley) by theirselves after we deliver the public children to school. Their schools start and end about 1 hour later than the publics.
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MTS Transit
New Member
USA
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Posted - 01/11/2003 : 08:27:55 AM
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i know a few contractors that transport students for the amish. they use small buses and vans and transport only the amish students on those vehicles. i have never heard them saying they have any problems, as a matter of fact they say that they have fewer disipline problems with the amish and that they are easy to work with.
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BusBoy
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USA
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Posted - 02/04/2003 : 7:43:00 PM
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I think the Amish don't ride in any kind of automobiles and that would mean school buses too! Now their are some different branches of the Amish and I can't think of what they call them that are more modern then the traditional Amish family.
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BusFreak
Top Member
USA
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Posted - 02/04/2003 : 11:36:50 PM
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I think those are called Menonite (spelling??)
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Peter
Top Member
USA
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Posted - 02/05/2003 : 09:43:36 AM
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One time I watched a documentary about an Amish community in western Pennsylvania. According to this film, while they will not drive automobiles, Amish will ride in them.
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Buskid
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USA
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Posted - 02/05/2003 : 10:02:17 AM
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They ride the train a lot, too. There's always at least one Amish family in the train station when I'm going somewhere.
Crown Supercoach - The “Royalty” of Pupil Transportation |
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BusBoy
Top Member
USA
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Posted - 02/05/2003 : 10:22:30 AM
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Yes! BusFreak I think that's what they are called, but I'm not sure about the spelling.
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Peter
Top Member
USA
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Posted - 02/05/2003 : 5:16:31 PM
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Mennonite
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bbird66
Top Member
USA
881 Posts |
Posted - 02/10/2003 : 11:35:50 AM
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When the Amish community grew enough to need a school here in my hometown district the kids (mennonites) rode the bus, for two years, then the amish elders said that they could not anymore because they were learning to many new "words" from the english. They would ride with the public kids and the buses would hook in to the Amish schools before the public drop. Then they started to get transportation from the neighbors to get them to school.
I don't understand that they can ride in a car but not drive one. Oh well.
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largebus
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USA
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Posted - 02/10/2003 : 11:53:04 AM
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The Mennonites are a "spinoff" branch of the Amish that are a little more "modern" in their lifestyle (for example a few years back I saw a large group of them at Sea World). They are distinguishable in "mainstream" society by the bright colored clothes they wear. The Amish I believe tend to wear black and are much more restricted to their own way of life. There is an Amish settlement a few miles from where I live, and I can't say as I've ever seen any out in the community. I always thought that they had their own schools on their property-I'm surprised they'd need to ride buses. They certainly have an interesting way of life, and while I'd never care to live that way I must say I certainly respect them for it!
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RodSams
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USA
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Posted - 02/22/2003 : 07:41:15 AM
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I transported Amish students on buses with the students going to our public schools. No problems at all. Wonderful children!
A few items to be aware of:
The Amish do not change their clocks with daylight savings time.
Even in the winter, you will find lost shoes. They pull off their shoes and prefer to walk bare foot.
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bbird66
Top Member
USA
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Posted - 03/09/2003 : 08:48:29 AM
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Our district is going to start transporting this coming fall, after the public kids are delivered two buses will go out and transport the Amish. One rule we have gotten from the elders.. Drivers are not to disipline the kids if needed, Drivers are informed to tell the parents only, RodSams have you gotten the same rule?
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RodSams
Active Member
USA
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Posted - 03/20/2003 : 12:43:38 PM
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Although I was never given a directive by the elders, I never had a write up on an Amish student. The driver spoke to the parents or the teacher at the Amish school and the problem was solved. Discipline will not be an issue.
The only concern we had was that the children did not seem to understand the dangers around the bus. Several would run beside the bus and try to touch the bus as it was moving.
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lasbus24
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USA
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Posted - 10/30/2003 : 09:25:35 AM
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My route is mostly Amis students. There is a mixture of those attending public school and private amish school. We transport both. They are just like any other child, except for the occasional kindergarten student that can't speak english. Some of our routes deliver at the amish school during regular pick up and drop off times others go after we have dropped off at the public school.The biggest problem I have is teaching them to stay sitting since they don't have to in their buggies. Other wise they are just your average kid that dresses different. |
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