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(10,522 posts) Thu Jan 16, 2014, 12:03 AM Jan 2014

Teen in wheelchair left on school bus [View all]

Source: KCTV

According to school officials, there are about 30 special needs students who attend Lakeview Woods State School. On Friday one student never made it inside. Instead, she was left on the school bus in the parking lot.

It is a situation that seems unimaginable, but state officials confirmed the 19-year-old disabled student who is in a wheelchair and cannot speak was left on her school bus on Friday. The bus, according to school officials, remained parked in the parking lot of the school all day long.

After school when the bus driver returned to the bus to take the students home, he or she found the girl.

According to those close to the situation, the teen had soiled herself and was dehydrated. Wednesday the teen's parents, who did not want to talk on camera yet, said their daughter's wheelchair had been unlatched but, beyond that, it appears she was simply forgotten.

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they get what they pay for with low wages

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Teen in wheelchair left on school bus [View all] pstokely Jan 2014 OP

You can bet there will be some new strictly-enforced truthisfreedom Jan 2014 #1

They probably need more staff. FarPoint Jan 2014 #17

do they have enough $ for more staff? pstokely Jan 2014 #21

Thus accidents and mistakes happen. FarPoint Jan 2014 #25

Highs this week there range from 33F to 1F. truthisfreedom Jan 2014 #2

According to NOAA passiveporcupine Jan 2014 #11

To think there was a school aide on the bus who could have been more observant pacalo Jan 2014 #3

So, you think this is about money? defacto7 Jan 2014 #6

Take it as you like it. No problem. pacalo Jan 2014 #8

Oh, I do. defacto7 Jan 2014 #9

As a parent of a young adult who sounds similar to this girl I can tell you that I would be jwirr Jan 2014 #24

Absolutely. pacalo Jan 2014 #28

And that is the point - they really care where she is attending. jwirr Jan 2014 #29

Is is really so hard for the driver to look towards the back of the bus before he gets off? RC Jan 2014 #4

I've had a special ed daughter too. demigoddess Jan 2014 #27

I know a family that had a real tragedy with a severely handicapped kid. He brewens Jan 2014 #5

That's really sad. pacalo Jan 2014 #10

You say "they get what they pay for with low wages" defacto7 Jan 2014 #7

You're soooooo taking this the wrong way. pacalo Jan 2014 #13

I appreciate your explanation. defacto7 Jan 2014 #14

What I want to know is emmadoggy Jan 2014 #12

good point...someone should have asked that question madrchsod Jan 2014 #16

When my kids don't show up, Stargazer09 Jan 2014 #19

I work in a school and we do the same thing. emmadoggy Jan 2014 #30

this happened where my wife works madrchsod Jan 2014 #15

Unfortunately Stargazer09 Jan 2014 #18

but will their replacements be any more careful? pstokely Jan 2014 #22

Regardless of wages Stargazer09 Jan 2014 #20

What state are we talking about here? jwirr Jan 2014 #23

Is it really all that difficult MissMillie Jan 2014 #26

At our school the drivers are required to do that, emmadoggy Jan 2014 #31

This happened to one of my daughter's friends. revolutionbrees Jan 2014 #32