The Monroe County Community School Corporation announced Monday a bus tracking app that will allow parents to see where their kids are en route to and from school.
The app, Here Comes the Bus, provides GPS tracking of school corporation buses, which allows parents and school administrators to see students’ real-time locations on smartphones, tablets or computers.
“Our relationship with parents is critical in our students’ success,” said Tim Pritchett, MCCSC public relations and information officer, in a press release from the district. “The Here Comes the Bus app is a great communication tool for keeping our parents informed and supports our students in catching the bus each day. By using it, parents won’t have to ask or guess about the location of their child’s bus at any given time.”
On the app, parents can choose what alerts they want to receive and how they’d like to receive them, according to the release.
The app also includes a customizable map that allows parents to locate any bus at any time, and easily see when it arrives at or leaves from school or if there has been a bus schedule change.
The app can be downloaded via the App Store or Google Play, according to the release. It’s available in English, Spanish and French. The web version is free to MCCSC parents, but the app version has increased tracking and alert functionality for an extra price.
Alexa Chryssovergis
