Special-Needs Briefs — 11/5/07
Transportation company serves students with disabilites TARBORO, N.C. — In an effort to aid children with special needs, Helping Hand Tra...
Transportation company serves students with disabilites
TARBORO, N.C. — In an effort to aid children with special needs, Helping Hand Transportation — which contracts with a local school district — has provided its services to students whose behavioral, physical or mental disabilities require them to attend school during special hours. To read the full story, click here.
School bus driver goes the extra mile for special-needs students
AUBURN, Calif. — Sandy Crutchfield, a bus driver for a local pupil transportation company, has gone out of her way to make certain that her special-needs passengers enjoy their bus rides. In addition to picking the students up from their homes, she said that she and the students sing songs and play games together while on the road. To read the full story, click here.
Florida resident sues school board following sexual incident on board bus
TAMPA, Fla. — The mother of a boy with cerebral palsy filed a lawsuit against the Hillsborough School Board after her son was allegedly sexually assaulted by another special-needs student on a bus. The woman claims that the other student was allowed to continue riding the bus, forcing her to find alternate transportation for her son. To read the full story, click here.
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