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What would you do about neighborhood children?

This school year, there is a group of about 6 kids under age 10 who are picked up by their school bus in front of my house. The bus usually arrives around 6:30 AM. While they wait, the kids stand on the corner screaming. Literally. Not talking, not words, just bellowing and screaming sounds. These kids don't live on either street at this intersection, they live several blocks away on an entirely different street and walk over here to get their bus. There is only one school bus that stops on this corner. This is in the middle of a residential area. I already had a talk with them once when they came in my yard and damaged a young tree, and now their morning screaming ritual is getting to be too much. (They screamed before the tree incident, so it's not merely retaliation for being scolded over that.)

What would you do in my situation? If I found out what school they go to, would the school be cooperative if I ask them to move the bus stop elsewhere? Or would you try to find their parents and reason with them first? (I don't have much hope for that solution, as I've found that kids emulate their parents, and if their parents communicate by screaming, the kids are more likely to be loud themselves.)

Update:

The bus stop was just added this year, the corner was not used as a stop before then. And moving is a completely unrealistic option in this economy.

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    Talk to the bus driver

    Source(s): I'm a teacher
  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Did you know there was a stop there when you moved in? Regardless, if it's that bad (kids will be kids and they have rights too), just start with a talk with the bus driver. Wait with the kids and when the bus stops, step in and chat. If that doesn't work (it should; the driver should communicate with the school and the school will communicate with the parents), move.

  • 1 decade ago

    well i have alot of kids in my neighbor hood and they were so fn annoying so i told the bus driver and he said that was okay but then they would still find someway to bother me so i told there parents and they had a tlk with them and now i live in peace :)

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    that is so dam annoying...they were trespassing , damaged your property and now retaliation is being served to you because you said something to them? call the freaking cops and tell them that they're being disorderly ...you have the right to live in peace

  • Josh S
    Lv 4
    1 decade ago

    Maybe tell on their parents. Its always worked that way so far.

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