The new school year means new routines, but for some parents in Portsmouth it’s causing serious headaches.
All 72 of Portsmouth Public Schools’ buses experienced delays Monday and Tuesday, according to a spokesperson for Portsmouth Public Schools.
One mom told News 3 the buses didn’t come to pick up her kindergartner at all the first three days of school.
“And the bus never came. I have to be in to work by 8 o’clock, my daycare actually had to take her and two other kids to school,” said Traci Kellum, Portsmouth parent. “First time riding the school bus, first time going to school. It’s a new experience and I’m like, ‘great, you’re putting a lasting impression on new students.'”
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She thinks the end of day drop offs have been mishandled too. She said her child’s bus didn’t stop at the correct stop before asking children to exit the bus.