RICHARDSON, Texas- A North Texas bus driver claims a man assaulted him while he was driving one of his regular routes with a school bus full of kids.
“That day it turned that day it turned into a very dangerous job for me,” Danny Senkow said.
The 72-year-old man told CBS News Texas he’s been a school bus driver for about a year.
“When you sign up for a bus job, it’s a huge responsibility. It is more than just driving —you got a lot of little people on board to protect,” Senkow explained.
Last week, Senkow was caught off guard when he said a strange man came on board the bus and assaulted him.
“He got a hold of my left ankle and pulled me all the way out of the bus onto the sidewalk. It was painful,” Senkow said.
According to the bus driver, the encounter happened after he stopped the bus during a route near the 9300 block of Skillman Blvd. He said the elementary students were noisier than usual, and it’s a protocol to park the school bus and call the police and a supervisor when students become a distraction to driving safely. That’s when he said the suspect approached the bus.