Multiple sources over the last week say children with challenges have been left unsupervised at one drop off location and almost forgotten by Bristol Borough School District bus driver in separate incidents over the last four weeks and “nothing” has been done to correct the situation.
More than three sources contacted Lower Bucks Source to say in the most serious alleged incident, a bus driver almost forgot a student with challenges, pulling into the bus depot and parking before realizing the student was still on the bus.
In the second alleged incident, another student with challenges was dropped off out in front of the afterschool program they attend daily, alone for about five minutes. The student in question immediately recognized the situation and called their legal guardian, the sources told the publication.
The multiple sources, who have direct information about each of the incidents said it appears to them the school district is “protecting” the bus driver due to his public role in the community. Lower Bucks Source contacted the school bus driver over the past weekend, and they declined to comment. A source supportive of the “fill in” driver said, this is a character assassination effort by a now temporarily laid-off bus driver who the school district is looking into after a complaint was lodged against him by a local motorist.
Meanwhile with the academic school year ending, and the extended school year program launching soon, locals are concerned nothing will be done about the alleged incidents.
Last Friday, Lower Bucks Source contacted School Board President David J. Chichilitti who did not respond to a request for comment.
The parents of the students involved in the alleged incidents were also contacted by this media outlet and declined to comment.
As one source said Monday, “this can’t stand.”
On Tuesday Solicitor for the school district, David J. Truelove said the district would not comment on employee related matters.
” As these allegations involve potential personnel matters the District cannot provide comment. ”
The bus driver in question will not be identified by Lower Bucks Source at this time, due to the seriousness and nature of the accusations, and the fact that the sources for this story requested to remain anonymous.
