Takhini Transport has had to make adjustments to its school busing schedule after experiencing overcrowding during the first few days of classes.

Naomi Blindheim's son, a student at Vanier Catholic Secondary School, had to wait Tuesday afternoon for another bus to be called to get him home from the Duke Street school.

Then, on Wednesday morning, he was told the bus was just too full – and neither he nor one of his friends could get on.

"I only saw this because I was coming to work with my husband, driving him to work and we look and there's our son and his friend walking down the street,” Blindheim said Thursday.

The situation has made her a bit angry.

The Department of Education, she pointed out, sent letters home to parents earlier this summer explaining students either had to register for the school bus or city transit, but that they couldn't use the two options interchangeably.

Blindheim registered her son for the school bus.

"I should know that my kid's going to be able to get on the school bus and get to school on time, rather than being stranded on the side of the road trying to find a way to get to school,” she pointed out.

Michele Royle, the department's communications director, said last-minute school bus registrations meant the schedule had to be adjusted.

As soon as the department realized busing was an issue, officials worked with Takhini Transport to add another bus to the Copper Ridge route, Royle said.

That's the only route that has needed adjustments at this point, she said.

The department, however, is continuing to work with Takhini Transport to monitor bus loads and make any necessary adjustments.

Takhini Transport could not be reached for comment before this afternoon's press deadline.

Last May, the company was awarded two five-year school busing contracts running from July 2013 to June 2018.

Its Whitehorse contract is worth $10,900,042, while the second contract for busing in the communities is valued at $3,110,400.