The problem
Why the phone keeps ringing at 06:45.
- Parents cannot see the bus, so they call the driver while it is moving.
- A WhatsApp group sends every message to every parent, and the one that matters gets lost.
- A separate parent app has to be downloaded, signed into and kept up to date, and many parents never do.
- When a parent says they were never told, nobody can show what was sent.
How Trayvar solves it
How parents are kept informed.
01
Picked up
When a child taps aboard, their parent gets a message with the time of pickup, the driver and the vehicle (student attendance on the school bus).
02
The bus is close
Parents get a message when the bus is close to their stop, so the child is ready at the gate rather than waiting at the roadside.
03
Dropped off
When the child is dropped off, at school in the morning or at home in the afternoon, their parent is told.
04
A late route, said once
When a route runs late, the operator sends its parents the new time from the Live screen, in one step instead of one call at a time.
The evidence
What the message log shows.
- Messages go only to parents who have agreed to receive them.
- Every message is logged as delivered, not delivered or not sent, with the reason.
- The school service report shows how many parent messages were delivered over the period, how many were not, and why any were never sent.
Questions and answers
Is there a school bus app for parents to download?
No, and parents do not need one. Trayvar sends its updates on WhatsApp, the channel parents already use, so there is nothing to install and no account to create.
When does a parent get a message?
When their child is picked up, when the bus is close to their stop and when their child is dropped off. When a route runs late, the operator sends its parents the new time.
Who receives the messages?
Only parents who have agreed to receive them. Each message is logged as delivered, not delivered or not sent, with the reason.
Can a school see whether parents were told?
Yes. The school service report shows how many parent messages were delivered over the period, how many were not, and why any were never sent.
See it against your own routes.
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