A mother in Isle of Wight County says her son, who has autism, Down syndrome, and is nonverbal, is facing challenges on his school bus, and she is fighting for answers from the school district.
Jeanine Scherrer’s 21-year-old son, Trevor, is enrolled in the extended learning program at Smithfield High School. He rides the bus to and from school, but Scherrer says incidents during drop-off have raised serious concerns about how he is being treated.
“The bus driver was yelling at Trevor. Trevor, Trevor, come on get off the bus,” Scherrer said. “Get off the bus, let’s go, get off the bus.”…