With this mail, I would also like to mention that the Principal is a gem of a person and all the teachers are very very cooporative and helpful. They really take very good care of the kids. The only issue I have is the transport facility.

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8th Dec 10

To,

The Principal,
Sanskriti School,
Pune.

Subject : Request to improve transport facility from Karvenagar Area.

Respected Madam,

I, XYZ am mother of ABC who has recently joined the school in Nursery Class. We stay at Karvenagar and ABC travels in Bus No.9. While taking admission we had talked to the Bus Driver about the travel time from Karvenagar to the School and he had confirmed that it would be 1 hr at the most. Since 1st day of her school (which was 18th Oct 2010) the driver picks her up at 8.55 am and drops her at 3.45 pm. The school timings are from 10.30 am to 2.30 pm. If we work it out, ABC is spending almost 3 hrs just traveling to the school and back home. For a 5 year old kid, spending 2.5-3 hrs just traveling is quite frustrating and also unfruitful.

ABC very much likes the school and also her school teachers. But last few days she has been constantly complaining about the travel time and so doesn’t want to go to the school. My main concern here is she should not dislike such a unique and modern school only because of the long transit hours. Presently Bus No. 9 (in which she travels) is for Kothrud, Karvenagar, Bhandarkar Road etc areas. This is a very long route. May I request the school to please improve the transport facility which would be beneficial to all the students and also the school.

I have been told that many students come from Karvenagar and Warje Area. One of the possibilities which I can think of, is to arrange one school bus only for students from Karvenagar and Warje Area. This would avoid the unnecessary travel time and would be beneficial for all the new students who want to join Sanskriti School but are opting out due to the travel time. The second option is to move her in a different bus, where the transit time is less than 1 hrs.

Your interference in this matter would be really highly appreciated.
Thanks in advance,

Best regards,

Mrs. XYZ

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Below is the second mail which I have written to the principal.

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6th Jan 2011

To,

The Principal,
Sanskriti School,
Pune.

Subject : Transport facility from Karvenagar Area.

Respected Madam,

This letter is in continuation to the letter I sent on 8th Dec 2010 regarding the transportation facility from Karvenagar area. I would like to inform you that on 23rd Dec 2010, I had a talk with Mr. Jaysing (who administers the transport facility). He assured us that he would surely resolve the issue. But the issue is still not sorted out.

ABC was travelling by bus # 9 that had issues with the time and space. In an attempt to identify and resolve the matter, she was allowed to travel in bus # 8 (other route). Though the time required was not that different, this bus (#8) was a bigger bus and had sufficient space for all the kids travelling.

Further to my earlier mail, I would like to highlight (which I didn’t mention in my previous mail) one more issue with Bus No 9. This No. 9 bus is a small 14-15 seater van. In this van 25 kids travel every day. Today (6th Jan 11) I had a talk with the bus driver, and he told me that they make 4 kids seat on each (two-seater) seat. They arrange all these 25 kids (by making them seat back facing, side facing). The driver also gave me other reasons like, not all 25 students are present on a single day and the kids don’t seat at one place they keep moving or stand in the bus so this small van is okay. Today after talking with the driver I was shocked to hear that the driver is risking life of all these 25 kids just to accommodate 25 kids in 15 seater van.

The school allows only 30 kids to be in one class for better attention, then why can’t we have similar kind of rule for transportation based on the area. If there are sufficient numbers of kids coming from one area then a separate bus can be arranged for them. This will reduce the travelling time for all the kids travelling and will also have sufficient space for them.

What I understand is the school transport facility needs lots of improvement. My daughters travel time still is 2.5-3 hrs and also has issues with Bus No. 9. The admin department is not able to resolve these issues. As a concerned parent I request you to personally look into this issue.

Thanks,

XYZ
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