Special-Needs Briefs — 6/4/07
Bus aide retires at 86 PHOENIX — An 86-year-old bus aide for a local school district retired last week after 25 years on the job. She ini...
Bus aide retires at 86
PHOENIX — An 86-year-old bus aide for a local school district retired last week after 25 years on the job. She initially applied for the position so she could work with her husband, who was a school bus driver. To read the full story, click here.
Content of tape prompts suspension of bus monitors
EDINBURG, Texas — Two bus monitors for a local school district were suspended without pay on May 21 after officials reviewed a surveillance tape that showed the monitors allegedly abusing two special-needs students. The district police department is working with Child Protective Services in the ongoing investigation. To read the full story, click here.
4-year-old found wandering after bus dropoff
WAKE COUNTY, N.C. — A bus monitor for a local transportation company was suspended last month after a 4-year-old autistic child was found wandering near a swimming pool in his neighborhood. School officials said that when the boy was dropped off at his home, the monitor watched him walk inside but did not verify that an adult knew he was home. To read the full story, click here.
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