Stopfinder

This is a great app; however, it would be better if parents/students were able to actually track the bus as it was moving. This feature does exist; parents were mistakenly given access to view location of the bus in real time, but they took that feature away for unknown reasons. (It was a yellow school bus that popped up on the maps and you could track the bus moving) Some of us parents have young children we sometimes have to leave home alone to get on the bus as we head off to work. Being able to track allows both parents and child to see exactly where the bus is. This access will ensure a young child isn’t left standing at the stop alone for too long, as they could watch the bus and determine the best time to leave the house. This also gives parents much comfort and peace of mind. Please allow parents to track bus.

Listen, these are our children. I want to know where they are every millisecond of the day. This app allows us to follow where the bus takes them when they leave us in the morning and where it drops them off… And wear the bus picks them up at school and drops them back off to us. The only real way to keep them out of harms way and to keep an eye on them is to put an AirTag on their person to watch them., But for our sanity, this app is extremely helpful and seems to be getting improved on a weekly basis. Therefore, I want to say thank you the little note they could give us a.m. and p.m. schedules. If possible for alerts.

Our district is using this app for the first time this school year (24-25) On paper, it is a fantastic idea especially for bus routes that consistently run late or have substitute bus drivers. However, in use the app is too inconsistent or glitchy. I set up a GeoAlert to let me know when the bus was entering our neighborhood, but the notifications don’t always come in. The attendance alerts are also inconsistent, sometimes alerting me that my kids are getting on the bus when they’re sitting in front of me. I suppose I’m lucky to even get any notifications; I’ve tried to help fellow parents in our district get their notifications and GeoAlerts to work and nothing seems to help. I’ve contacted our district about the issues, and they are unresponsive. The app is not intuitive. Tutorials are ok, but there just seems to be something missing. When my district asks for parent feedback about the system, I won’t be able to recommend Stopfinder.