Children with/without disabilities left behind on school buses
January 7th, 2009From Newsday:
The case of Edwin Rivera, who has cerebral palsy and was left on a freezing bus overnight, has drawn attention to the troubling number of students who have been left on buses. The problem plagues both students with and without disabilities.
The incidents are worrisome enough that schools have revamped procedures and equipped buses with alarms and cameras to protect kids from being abandoned. Legislation, prosecutions and lawsuits have also taken aim at the problem.
… Mike Martin, executive director of the Albany-based National Association for Pupil Transportation, estimates he hears of as many as 75 incidents annually, but has yet to hear “a truly legitimate excuse.”
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January 8th, 2009 at 7:08 pm
People are ridiculous. Do not try to tell me that it is hard to look to see if anyone is left on a bus. All you have to do is take a few seconds to walk down to the end of the isle, and then walk back. If someone is still on the bus, it is the bus driver’s JOB to take them where they need to go. Especially if its a child or someone who is disabled. I think the drivers should be held fully responsible, period.