Fort Worth ISD Launches App to Allow Parents to Track School Buses

FORT WORTH, TX (CBSDFW.COM) – Fort Worth ISD has taken the first step towards real-time school bus tracking for families by launching a new app for improve communication on transport issues.

This is what the district promised families back in the fall, after several elementary school students were got off the school bus at the wrong stop.

Through the Stopfinder app, parents and guardians will now be able to receive notifications of bus delays or rescheduling.

“They made an investment to get a communication tool so that parents understand what’s going on,” said Antonio Civitella, president and CEO of Transfinder, the company behind the app. “It is not necessary to avoid it, but at least I know that the bus with my child will be 30 minutes late. I may be upset, but at least I know what’s going on.”

Fort Worth ISD has sent messages to families in the last 24 hours with instructions on how to register. The app is free to download and use, and only authorized users will have access to school bus information.

Civitella says the ultimate goal is to reassure the parents.

“Parents are concerned that they don’t have much communication,” he said. “It will be resolved and I think we will minimize the confusion.”

Families won’t be able to track their child’s school bus in real time until the fall.