School camp trip saved after last-minute cancellation

East Coast Passenger Companies stepped into the breach this afternoon, which might allow about 100 pupils to get to their camp at Waihola on Monday and again once more the subsequent day, Dunedin North Intermediate Faculty principal Heidi Hayward mentioned.

Ms Hayward had been left surprised when Go Bus Transport suggested her by e mail this morning a reserving made in December must be cancelled.

The corporate cited lack of driver availability, as a result of sickness, as the explanation for the cancellation.

The college was then compelled to scramble on the eleventh hour to attempt to make different preparations and it issued pressing pleas for assist.

A Fb put up was put up and speak to particulars for Ms Hayward had been included in that put up.

“East Coast Passenger Companies phoned to say they may do it,” Ms Hayward mentioned.

She was involved concerning the course of undertaken by Go Bus, notably that the corporate gave the impression to be snug with leaving the issue largely within the arms of the college.

Ms Hayward knowledgeable Go Bus her morning had been extraordinarily irritating and he or she needed to abandon all her household commitments.

“I have been educating for 25 years and I’ve by no means ever had one thing like this occur earlier than,” Ms Hayward mentioned.

The college deliberate to run a one-night camp and 4 of its courses had been as a result of head for Waihola at 8.30am on Monday with Go Bus and return the subsequent day.

Ms Hayward mentioned in such circumstances she would have anticipated Go Bus to be proactive about discovering an answer.

She obtained two emails from the corporate – one advising of the cancellation and one other suggesting a few choices to strive.

She won’t usually have checked out her emails till Sunday night time and felt it was unacceptable to not at the least get a cellphone name.

The reserving had been made in December final yr.

“We’re extraordinarily sorry for this inconvenience however it’s out of our management,” a Go Bus employees member mentioned by e mail.