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bus724
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 Posted - 11/23/2010 : 4:07:18 PM
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Mom: Bus Driver Takes Misbehaving Students To Police
WOODLAND HILLS, Pa. -- A bus driver in Swissvale took some students to the Swissvale Police Department instead of to their homes for misbehaving, according to one concerned parent.
Davelle Saverly said her 12-year-old son, who attends Woodland Hills Junior High School, and several other students were taken to the police station by an after school activities bus driver.
"The bus driver went to the police station and police came on the bus, flashed the lights and from my son's story made most of the kids walk home," said Saverly.
According to the school, the driver works for A.J. Myers Transportation. The school confirmed that the driver brought the students to police because they were "acting up and were out of control."
The Woodland Hills School District told Channel 11's Vince Sims that an officer had everyone on board get off of the bus and after calming everyone down, told them to get back on the bus to be taken home. But instead of getting back on the bus, some students choose to walk home instead, said the spokeswoman.
The Woodland Hills spokeswoman said those who chose to walk home were given an option to call their parents from the police station, but none of the student chose to do so.
Saverly said she's upset that her son walked home alone.
"It's dark and cold outside. I feel he should have taken the kids back to the school if anything, not drop them off and they walk. Regardless of what the situation was, them kids should have been forced to get back on the bus," said Saverly. "They should have been forced to stay on that bus or kept at that police station and every parent called, one or the other."
The school district said they are working to identify the students who were being disruptive on the bus and they will face disciplinary actions.
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JK
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Posted - 11/24/2010 : 09:43:23 AM
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A major cause of school bus crashes is bus driver error due to distraction from unruly students. Our district's drivers have the authority to removed any student refusing to follow directions while at the school and while in route. In route options include returning to the school and having law enforcement or the school come to the bus and remove the student. Although not mentioned as a policy option having students removed at the police station would also be acceptable. Students walking away from supervision is a no-brainer violation worthy of removal for the remainder of the school year. Police present had apparently felt the kids involved were old enough to walk - another no-brainer. Kids walk several miles all the time to all sorts of locations, including to and from school. Hostile parents acting out only provokes kids to do likewise. The school is wise that removes unruly students from the buses.
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Peter
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Posted - 11/24/2010 : 11:25:55 AM
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| Parents upset that their children walked home alone should take it up with the children. They were told to board the bus and didn't. |
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amerz
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Posted - 11/29/2010 : 5:59:18 PM
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| YES!!! But our babies can do no wrong!!! |
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SteveCof00
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Posted - 12/21/2010 : 12:53:58 AM
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After going through the news report a bit, it still puzzles me how some of the parents could be so upset or shocked at what happened. For one thing, the kids who walked home were not exactly dropped off in the middle of nowhere. On top of that, they were offered the chance to call home (and apparently didn't take it).
On the other hand, if the bus driver had stopped on the side of the road and called the police out to the bus, it may have ended much worse for the students. At the very least, the experience probably gave students second thoughts of ever goofing off in front of that particular driver again. |
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