Poor Management in Nauru's Transport System

On Monday 4th of March 2013, parents are complaining again about their children arriving home at almost 6:00pm in the evening due to late buses. This problem is becoming more of a nightmare for many parents in the community, since there is a law that’s been passed in parliament in 2011 that will penalize parents if their children didn’t attend school.

Since the law is passed, parents have been doing their best to make sure that their children went to school every day while at the same time they are trying to save their own neck from being caught, but unfortunately, since 2011 complains after complains have been raised with the responsible department the Department of Transport and yet, nothing is done.

However, till today parents are sending their children to school every day only to find their children arriving home very late in the even totally weary, starving and dehydrating for spending long hours waiting for their buses at the school without any food or drink to sustain their energy and fluid.

School schedule is from 8:00am to 12:00pm for those at play-centre, and 8:00am to 3:00pm for those from pre-school to Form 6.

Lucky for some of those at the secondary level as they are old enough to be able to walk on foot after school despite the walking distance plus the hot sun in the afternoon, but sorry those at the age of infant and primary, since they have to suffer because of this poor management system in place at the Ministry of Transport.

Although there have been several dialogues between the Department of Education and the Department of Transport through emails and face to face meeting since 2011, regarding the need to improve and monitor the school bus services and activities, work quality is only getting worst and management are doing nothing to improve their system.

As long as nothing is been done to improve this system, children will continue to suffer.