GRAY, Maine — School officials in Gray are investigating after a 5-year-old kindergartner was left alone outside her empty house by a school bus driver.
Katie Capponi says she followed procedure and wrote a letter to her daughter Abigail’s school telling them to drop her off at a day care center and not at home on Thursday.
Capponi told WMTW-TV she even verbally informed the substitute bus driver on Thursday morning to take the girl to day care.
Capponi says she got a call from the day care center telling her Abigail was never dropped off.
Capponi’s husband raced home and found the girl crying on the porch. The family estimates she was alone for about 40 minutes.
Superintendent Bruce Beasley says the school is investigating and reviewing procedures.
A similar thing happened to my children but no one did anything about it and it was their regular bus driver (they have a different one this year.) My car broke down while I was on my way home to meet the school bus and was never going to make it there in time so I called the school and asked that they drop my first and second grade children off at my aunts house next door (a half mile away). I reached them by phone about 15 minutes prior to when they would be dropped off at her house, spoke to the bus garage who I heard speaking to the bus driver over the radio and he still left my kids at my house instead of my aunts. Luckily my brother happened to have been stopping by right then and he stayed with my kids, but they could have easily been totally alone.
Question. Why didn’t you just call someone to be present at your home?
I did that first, when I couldn’t reach anyone in time I called my Aunt who couldn’t be there either but her 16 year old grand daughter was at her house (she doesn’t drive/has no car.) But despite that, they still should have done exactly what they agreed to do. It wasn’t even a reasonable amount of time for them to have forgotten the change. They were probably 10 minutes from the drop off location.
My brother dropping by was luck, I had actually tried to reach him by phone as well but he was on the road without a phone at the time.
The same thing happened to my daughter in Kindergarten. Luckily my neighbor was home and saw her and took her to her daycare. I quit my job shortly after and opened a home daycare!!
My daughter’s school has a policy that no child in K-2 will be let off the bus, unless a recognized, approved adult is visible. Maybe this school system (and others) should look into a similar policy.
That is what I was going to say the bus wouldnt drop off my daughter unless someone was there to get her. That poor kid! At least she just stayed on her porch.
same with my daughter’s school.
Our school has the same policy – they are not allowed to drop any k-2 child off without an adult present at the stop. Thank heavens she was ok and stayed on the porch. Poor girl!
Our school districtis NO ONE under 4th grade
This should be a state law, because clearly not all school systems are using such a policy. And if you’re a parent and are too lazy to at least poke your head out the door or walk to the bus stop, too bad. About the time kids get delivered back to the school or other designated location and have to be picked up by parents who didn’t show, perhaps a lesson will be learned. My son managed to convince his bus driver to drop him off at our neighbors house (after changing lines after the teacher put him in the appropriate place) and she did, without a note. She learned a valuable lesson and fortunately our neighbors were home to receive him. I know that she wouldn’t have left him without seeing someone, but needless to say, she doesn’t drop kids off at places without a note.
More and more adults in the education system are abdicating their responsibility to the “system” thereby relieving themselves of their personal responsibility. While this incident was not life threatening it was traumatic for the child involved. Fortunately it didn’t happen in below O degree weather.
Another little abuse inflicted upon children is requiring them to be outside and refusing to apply sunblock or having the sense that the sun also causes severe burns in some instances. (yes it happened to my son). Children do not realize the causation factors in many instances simply due to their young age.
Another one is the story about the child that suffered an asthma attack with medication available and the teacher refused to administer the inhaler thus causing the child severe distress. Supposedly because the parent had not yet returned “paperwork” but had left the medication in the teachers care.
These are just a few examples of common sense which far too many adults seem to lack. I wonder if a child became injured or somehow cut on a playground would be allowed to bleed to death because some teacher refused to apply a bandage until an ambulance arrived. It is beginning to seem that it could happen.
This is the best policy for the protection of our children. HOWEVER I would strongly suggest you look into the policy completely and really pay attention to how it is written. Our school district has the same policy, but my son still was dropped off at home alone. When I questioned the school and the policy they provided it for me . The policy states no child under grade 2 will be dropped off at a SINGLE dwelling without a visible adult seen UNLESS there are older children with them. Then the provision says This doesn’t apply to housing complex’s, apartment buildings etc due to the fact of many older children are present.
I have not read the school’s written policy. I am going on the verbal promise of the principal, that is just as I said it was- No child K-2 will be allowed off the bus, unless a recognized, approved adult is present. That means, even though my daughter’s father is recognized, everyone knows he’s not approved due to a court order, and she won’t be allowed off the bus.
It doesn’t apply to us anymore anyway, as we moved to within walking distance of the school at the end of the last school year. I am outside the school every day when she gets out. If I won’t be, she has another trusted adult pick her up.
That bus driver should be fired immediately. Maybe even be charged for child endangerment (and if it results in jailtime, SO BE IT!). Anything could have happened to that poor child during that 40 minutes she was alone. The mother had told the bus driver that very morning to drop her daughter off at daycare and NOT at her home. How hard is that to remember?
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Find an online dictionary and look up the word mistake. You put someone in JAIL for a crime-not an honest mistake.
When it comes to children there is NO ROOM FOR MISTAKES. Maybe YOU’RE the one who needs to find a dictionary and look up the word “Responsibility”.
Think about all the folks out there who drive a school bus for a living. The pay is about $12.00 t0 $15.00 an hour-not nearly enough for the abuse they take from students and folks like you. Many of these students can’t stay seated, use very rough language, bully others (including the driver) and are just awful to handle. Why would anyone take all that crap knowing that they could be severely punished if they made one mistake. It must be nice to be perfect.
12-15 an hour? I wish.
Joe…Ask for a raise and promise not to ever-ever -make even the slightest mistake. Make sure to kick the dirt off your feet before getting on. And oh yea-if some fool passes your bus illegally while the kids are getting on or off-chase him down on foot and make a citizen’s arrest. Good luck!
It’s not a bad gig. Just doing the best I can with what they give me.
I want you to know that I have the utmost respect for bus drivers and I hope you did not take offense at my comments about the other driver. I do not mean to imply that all bus drivers are as “forgetful” as she is.
Do the kids run wild on your bus (or other buses)? If so, why doesn’t the school address it? Don’t buses have video cameras to be able to see which kids are being disruptive and deal with them accordingly? If not, they should be. I’m sorry to slam you with questions, but I don’t understand how disruptive kids are getting away with it. There used to be strict protocols concerning behaviors while on a bus (though I haven’t ridden on a school bus in many moons). My bus driver had no qualms about kicking an unruly student off the bus for a week or two. When they resumed riding on the bus again, the rotten behaviors disappeared. lol
The kids are lucky to have you.
Whatever (yawn)…………………………………..
Whatever…that’s what little kids on the bus say when they are wrong and don’t want to admit it. The (yawn) is a mature touch though. Have a nice weekend!
Whatever….That’s what bored adults say when they have no further interest in the topic at hand, and have no wish to continue engaging themselves in conversations with the other commenter(s). But please feel free to continue twisting it into whatever definition that makes you feel good, though! LOL!
Right back at’cha on the nice weekend!
It is not about being perfect and never making mistakes. I do not believe that any human being falls into that category. But this was a serious mistake that could have been even worse if a child predator had snatched this little girl. It is sheer luck and the grace of God that kept that from happening. There is no margin of error with young children.
Keep smothering your kids. It will end well…I promise!
You’re right no room for mistakes, thats why parents need to step up tp the plate and pick up your children YOURSELF if there’s any change in the typical drop off, as a parent it’s your responsibility to keep your children safe, even if that means you have to be inconvienced once in a while. It’s too easy to pass the buck and place blame.
I agree with you 100%.
Holy helicopter parent. JAIL? _REALLY?_ You’re insane!!!
Shes a SUBSTITUTE and probably has to remember a lot of route changes and idiotic “my darling angel needs to be dropped off in the shade” stipulations from overbearing parents.
Yes she messed up…but JAIL?
Parents like you think their kid is the most special and don’t even consider how many other parents are making similar requests. Get over yourself.
DID I SAY GO TO PRISON? NO I DIDN’T!! What I said was MAYBE go to jail, meaning a child endangerment charge. What if something horrible had happened to that little girl? Anyway, just who the hell are you to judge my parenting skills? And how the hell do you know if I’m even a parent or not? I’ll admit that maybe my mentioning jail was said in the heat of the moment because the child was okay in the end, but I would expect at the very least that the driver will be severely disciplined if not fired. I don’t care if you agree or not.
Oh, and for the ignorant and insulting comments you made to me earlier I would like to invite you to go (^#*&%) yourself.
Oh my mistake…jail and prison two TOTALLY different things! Wait…no.
I obviously touched a nerve. I bet you’re a real winner to be around when things don’t go your way hahaha
Well, if you want to get technical about it, jails and prisons do have some differences as well as similarities. Prisons are run by the state and jails by the local sheriff depts. Jail sentences tend to be shorter and prior to trial and conviction, inmates can be bailed. Prison sentences are after conviction and tend to be longer sentences. Other than that, they are similar. While I think the substitute driver should be held accountable by the bus company, I do not think that locking up the person for their mistake is the appropriate consequence.
Well said, I’d look a little deeper into the school’s program, if the child was left without seeing a parent or anyone at that home, maybe the superintendent needs to go. These towns pay big money to these schools, this should never happen.
You agree with you 100%.
Wow, what a screw up. I do hope corrective measures are taken and there is some sort of punitive action is taken on the bus driver. What was he/she thinking?
How about whipping up a good old fashioned lynch mob-just like the old west-perhaps use the swing set at school as the gallows when you hang the bus driver.What’s punitive enough for you? Try driving one of those yellow boxes for a few weeks. Any of us would be lucky to come away sane. We’re lucky that anyone will drive one with all the guff they have to endure.
That poor child must have been so scared! I would be so mad if that happened to my first grader! I understand that accidents happen and people forget things but if you are a bus driver dealing with little kids there is no room for accidents and forgetfulness. I have been a bus driver for a few years now and I can say with some experience that it is a very hard job and it takes a special kind of person to be able to make it at that job. Never do you let a five year old child off by themselves..even if you are just a substitute driver you should at least no that much about the job! Anything could have happened to the child and the driver would be 100% responsible because of stupidity or not giving a crap. That should be that drivers last day in my opinion!
Does a child have to die before the state takes action to correct this statewide?
Every mistake made my someone in local, state, county or federal government does not need to turn into a huge investigation. A bus driver made a mistake-how much money and time should the state of Maine spend fixing that?
Even if a state law were on the books, as the nanny-statists are crying for, this type of thing is still going to happen from time to time. It was a mistake with a happy ending. It’s hard to imagine that there are very many bus drivers out there who would want to intentionally see harm come to a child. If this bus driver is only half human, they are probably tormenting themselves enough over screwing up. Things like this don’t need another law, and should be handled locally on a case-by-case basis.
And the news media does not need to report every time someone makes a mistake.
The 24 hours news cycle is like an old locomotive-you can’t throw enough coal in the hopper. Many of these posts today treated this bus driver like a common criminal. The idea that a bus driver can be dropping off child, surveying what might be a dozen parents at a housing development or trailer park-and watching out for the oncoming traffic is ludicrous. Should they park the bus and ask for an ID? Even when there is a adult present at the house-would a substitute driver really know if it was the correct adult?
So in other words, a child has to die before corrective action will ever take place.
Do you really know how widespread this issue really is? I just don’t think that the state government can control every single thing in our lives. Quite frankly- I’d hazard a guess that the education system has far bigger issues such as the percentage of kids going to college and the drop out rate. Yes, that child should not have been dropped off to an empty home, but for the thousands and thousands of kids that get off a bus every day -how many times does this occur.
Kevin-there are children that come home to parents who are using heroin right in front of them-those kids might be better off if they did go to an empty home. We’ve got way bigger problems facing kids than this rare bus issue-we really do.
Keep swinging and missing. You are good at it.
When that little boy became entangled in a rope and lost his hand did the state investigate every Grammy who watches their grandchildren? For the thousands of miles driven by these very patient drivers, how many children are hurt or mistakenly dropped off? I’m sure every school district without the help of the FBI will review procedures.
Kevin, there you go again, demanding perfect solutions for everything. Just exactly WHAT would you propose as an “action” to “correct this statewide” ?
Kevy truer words has not passed anyone elses lips with such eloquences.
This is clearly a case of parents abdicating their responsibility for their children, leaving it up to the school to take care of them. Too bad the parents are too busy… It must be very confusing for the school to make sure all of the kids are dropped at the right place, at the whim of the parents. Maybe the feds could come up with a new program “No Child Left At The Wrong Address”
Yes ! I am so glad someone finally said this ! For god sake, how many kids do these schools deal with ? Like they can keep track of each parents whim. Drop them off here one day but not this day because I will be busy. How about setting up something consistent or, if you are held up or cant make it, send someone else to meet the kid. Why does everyone think they are so important ? Stop asking the school to keep track of your life and blame them when they mess up. People must take responsibility for their own self, enough of this blaming.
It is not a case of parents abdicating their responsibility; public schools are required to provide transportation to and from school. They have forms that parents fill out and policies to make sure that children are dropped off at the correct locations…The parent followed those policies, so the bus driver is ultimately responsible for this incident. Besides, there is also this little thing called common sense, which the bus driver was lacking. Any responsible bus driver, upon seeing that no adult was waiting, would have waited and watched to make sure the little girl went inside the house, or beeped the horn, or not have dropped the little girl off.
Parents are not shirking off responsibilities or carelessly changing drop off locations “at whim”….have a couple of kids and perhaps you will be humbled by the reality of being a parent.
BS……….
I had two kids…if I was not going to be there for them someone else was. This kid is 5, he could have gone to a neighbors or better yet, the parent can teach them what they should do if they ever find themselves in this situation. Hide a key, call mom or dad from inside. The kid is fine, it’s not like he was dropped off at sex offenders r us. Making things bigger than they are is part of the problem with the world today. At 5 my kid would have played, gone to the house next door or sat there and waited. Then we would have moved on and not dwell on it until the kid hears how much everyone let him down and that he could have died and how he will likely have abandonment issues now.
Hi do you live in Maine? Sometimes people do not have neighbors that are close enough for them to go to! I totally agree with the teaching them what to do if this was to happen but sometimes we lock our doors and if the kid didnt have a key or forgot where the spare was (as I am thinking that he wouldnt have to do this often) what should they do? I wouldnt want my 5 year old outside playing while home alone so many things could happen! It is like child endangerment at such a young age I am sure if a cop saw the kid by itself and wanted to be an a** he could contact the state and then you could get investigated and so on. But I am just glad this child was ok and everything went well for her!
My girlfriend drives a bus. There are over 40 kids on that bus twice a day. You would not believe the game of musical houses she has to play on a daily basis. Should she walk every kid up to their door to make sure someone is home? It would be midnight before the last kid got off. Bus drivers are human. They do a very good job considering the responsibility they have for the money they make.
The school was instructed what to do, and the driver was instructed what to do. This was the fault of the driver. If the driver has issues remembering specific instructions, then the driver should write them down. In this economy, parents need to work when they can, especially given how “freeloaders” are denounced. We can’t have it both ways, saying parents should work instead of being on welfare, then complaining about them working to support themselves and their children. I feel for the 5 year old, she is the same age as my roommates child. Since I am between jobs, and they both work, I make sure that I am at the bus stop for her. Not everyone can have someone available for that.
oh plueez. Your statement is completely ridiculous.
I think you need to read the article again. The child was supposed to be dropped off at DAYCARE. Responsible parents who have to WORK arrange after-school care for their children, and this mother followed the school’s policy of informing them where her daughter was supposed to be dropped off. The bus driver is at fault here, not the parent.
Ok one- it was not the school that dropped off the child to an empty house it was the bus driver! Two- How would you feel if your 5 year old was dropped off at home no key to get in, no one there for her to go with nothing?? If you send a note with your child saying where they are goin the school is supposed to make sure that they get to the right bus line. If they call and say the child is to go on another bus the school is supposed to make sure. THEN it is in the bus drivers hands not the schools no longer. My daughter went to school one day and she thought that she was going to her papa’s house and she did not have a note with her (she was to go home) but the school let her go on the bus as she has gone to his house many times. The BUS DRIVER asked for her note she said didnt have one and he still took her and dropped her off there AFTER she went in and made him step outside so the bus driver knew she was ok to be there. I freaked out not knowing but she called me but my point is is that the bus driver should have known better.
Poor child. Thank the good lord that she is OK! Scared but OK. I agree with the other posters, in this day and age you should never drop off a child without a responsible adult present to meet them.
does the bus driver know english this is a problem around the entire country afirmative action give a license to all press one for english what a joke
? Know English? You don’t know English!
No my friend…YOU’RE the joke.
Simple policy if no adult at the stop return the child to the school. This would make it the parents responsibly for the care of their child and not make the State a nanny to their children.
On it’s surface your statement seems logical, however I think a policy requiring students be brought back to school would do exactly what you wanted to avoid. The children would remain the responsibility of the school until someone picked them up.
That’s true but at least the child would be in a safe environment.
The schools should provide a ride to and from school from their home address only. If you want another arraignment made, then you have to pick the child up yourself and take them where you want. People need to take responsibility for their children and safe keeping.
Somehow I doubt that your sensible approach is the one that is going to be taken.
wow! hope this ” temporary bus driver” is now an ” unemployed bus driver!”
Do people get fired where you work for making a mistake-or do some intelligent folks look at the situation and see what might be done so as not to repeat the error?
Oh come on now WESTSHORES, you know how every armchair quarterback on here loves to demand that heads roll for a single mistake…as long as it’s not their head. Looking at process improvement and employee training is just so dull.
The reason that government is out of control is that situations like this get turned into some state inquiry when what you said is all that’s needed. A good number of these folks calling for someone to get fired don’t even remember having a job themselves.
The more I read your comments I can tell you don’t have kids, so maybe when you grow up and have kids you will look at this different. All I can see in this story is my 5 year old grandaughter sitting home alone crying. I know someone or more would be out of a job. And yes I have a job I’m a logger for the last 41 years.
Stihl or Husqvarna? As a matter of fact I have a daughter and a new granddaughter.I think my wife and I did alright-she has the word Doctor in front of her name these days. I was a Scott Paper employee in the summer back in the 70s so I know how hard you work. I worked on the log drives on Moosehead. I witnessed the transition from men to harvesters. The French Canadian workers came down from Saint George every week. Those guys could cut some wood and put away some groceries back at camp. Sorry to get you worked up on this issue-I just don’t think this driver should be put through this and don’t believe this is a widespread problem. Have a great weekend!
Jonsered
My best friend will not touch any other saw.
Not sure why this is “news” but good job staying on the porch young lady. Now, find out where the key is hidden so on the rare occasion you find noone home you can at least get inside.
Off topic – growing up we had a bus stop quite a ways from our house. No joking, from kindergarten on, we all walked to the stop to meet up with the other kids (an adult was rarely present) to catch the bus then we were let off at the stop (no adult ever present that I recall) so we could head home. If noone was home when we got there we knew how to let ourselves in or if we preferred company, walked down to the neighbors. Teach your children well, folks. This was an unfortunate incident that ended well.
I was just about to post about the key, Foxglove. When my kids headed out for school those first years, we made absolutely sure they knew where the spare key was (just in case), memorized their address, also memorized their phone number, AND they learned how to call their grandmother from home as well. Purely for a “what-if” situation because I was fortunate enough to be a stay-at-home mother. Not all parents have that luxury. To say parents were too busy is crap. We live in an area where incomes are low, and the only way a family can make it is WORK. As a result, there are daycares and home drop-off schedules. This was a mistake by a sub who will probably be horrified forever about doing this. Fortunately we do live in a state where this story had a good ending. Bravo to the child who waited on the porch and didn’t try to do something else. Very scary, but still safe. I hope they all get over.
Our district had a K-4th grade policy on dropping off… no adult visible, no drop off, unless there were special arrangements were made with the 3rd and 4th graders.
How much is a bus driver paid? How much training is involved (beyond vehicle operator’s licensing)? Is there a monitor on the bus with a daily checklist of who should be dropped off where ? Are the kids younger than 3rd grade required to wear a tag that states where they should be dropped off? Are parents or caregivers required to meet the bus and collect the child. No to all of the above.
How many kids is this driver responsible for collecting and dropping off? The driver is expected to keep track of all of that for minimal pay, with zero help, and to safely operate the bus, handle disputes that arise between the children, and navigate traffic as well. Sounds like a lot to ask of anyone. I know I wouldn’t be able to do it.
As a single parent, I am grateful to have free transportation to and from school for my children, but I also understand that I am putting the lives of my children into the hands of an imperfect system, and something could go awry (such as a substitute driver coinciding with an unusual drop-off location). It is up to us as parents to have a backup arrangement such as a neighbor’s house to which a child could go, or a $20 prepaid cell phone charged and hidden outside so a child can call parents (or dial 911) if anything went wrong. We kept one our mailbox, turned off to save the battery. I taught my kids how to turn it on and hit a speed dial button to reach us or police.
Bus drivers have enough on their plates. They should not have to worry about being charged with neglect or child endangerment because they are not superhuman.
I think the hidden cell phone is a GREAT idea! It won’t work for everyone, as so many places have no service, but it’s a great idea just the same.
So glad to hear she stayed on the porch and the dad found her okay.
Something similar happened to my daughter. The 2nd day of kindergarten, she was supposed to go to after-school care. I just by sheer luck happened to be home when the bus came to drop her off. Thankfully, they did not let her off the bus, and our neighbor came over to let me know the bus was waiting to drop her off. The school had put her on the bus to go home, and the after-school program where she should have been taken had mistakenly left her name off the list, so it was a combination of errors that led to her being sent home. If only one mistake had happened, they likely would have caught it and sent her to the right place. Still, it scared the crap out of me, and my daughter was bawling because she thought there wasn’t anyone to get her.
So insipid it should have never made the news. A SUBSTITUTE driver, inundated w/ screaming kids and egotistical parents making idiotic demands…ACCIDENTALLY leaves a child AT HER HOUSE for less than an hour. These things happen, we learn from mistakes. Yes..the driver made an error. Nobody was hurt, the kid wasn’t “traumatized” (note: just because a kid is crying, it doesn’t mean they are now emotionally scarred). Learn and move on.
A generation of children are growing up so sheltered that they will be scared of anything and offended by everything. THAT is going to be great leadership for this country in the future.
Parents…calm the f— down, let your kids get dirty, get into arguments, have to do things on their own a little. PLEASE. Before you ruin your own kids!!!
Happens somewhere EVERY year – at the start of the school year usually – until the drivers and the school administrators get in the groove and start passing out the notes etc like they are supposed to. In my area it was a little boy who was very cold and wet by the time his parents got home- he was supoposed to be at Day Care and even they did not contact anyone to see where he was!! What a mess THAT was!!!
When I was a child, we never had these problems….on the other hand I tend to give reasonable notice for changes instead of last minute ones too.
I am so sorry this little one had to go through what weems to happen repeatedly every school year. It is a case where “sorry, I forgot” is never good enough.
For all of you parents and armchair lynchmob folks who think you have a simple solution to this let me ask you this. How many children live in home where the end of the driveway cannot be seen from the house? So a driver would pull up and wait how long before deciding to finish the route so that every other parent in the district wouldn’t be going into a panic because the bus was late? And what should the driver do with the handful of kids that he/she dragged back to the school in tears because they weren’t taken home? There would probably be no teachers there to watch them as some of these bus runs are over an hour long. So leave them with the custodian and then go home?
Its a serious situation, and I am very thankful that no harm came to this child. But as adults we need to have safeguards in place in the event something like this happens, and not be so quick to crucify the driver in this case. In an era with cell phones and 2 way radio communication mistakes like this should be discovered and dealt with in a fairly quick manner.
From all the comments, It appears that this has happened to many families. It may be the time for a neighborhood watch committee or some stay at home person that could be advised. Yes, humans make mistakes and they need to be corrected. Find the solution and its not the driver, usually.
Accidents happen. No one got hurt. The parents, School district and bus driver should all be thankful. Lets use this opportunity to figure out all areas of this situation which failed and take corrective actions to ensure it does not happen again. Lets be more productive with our time. Our children are a very precious resource and they need to be protected from situations like this.
I drove a school bus for a 2nd job for a few years. We had c.b. radios so if a little tyke got by us when loading and then with the high seats we didnt see them we wouldn’t get to far down the road before we got a call.
Something parents might consider when sending notes is including an address on the note. When I was a kid we had monitors, they walked around keeping the peace, took the notes, reminded the driver of unusual stops,walked the child across the road after making sure all cars had stopped. There is no reason why there isn’t bus monitors now, there’s plenty of people on welfare that can do that to help earn their keep
Great idea – now go and petition the state to change the law. Welfare does require the recipients work or volunteer at least 35 hours a week. Problem with that is it requires a registered non profit to volunteer at. Change up the laws a little and get these people into the community.
I brought it up to Susan Collins some time ago along with some other things, she didn’t think it up, so I guess it didn’t count …….apparently.
I know that the bus driver made a mistake and I, for one, don’t want to cast the first stone, however, the more I read various papers, news networks & websites, homeschooling looks better and better………
Sorry, when I went to school, we didn’t even have buses for the first 5 or 6 years, and anyone whose parents didn’t pick them up at the school would have to walk home, about a mile. No one ever got lost, or kidnapped as I recall. Why are schools required to do the parents’ job today? Why does everyone else have to change their routine just because the parents are too busy to take care of their kid?
Life is not orderly. Things happen. You must teach your children what to do if the plans don’t go the way you have told them. Don’t rely on anyone else to take care of your family. Simple.