The Brief
- A 5-year-old nonverbal boy with autism was left on a Philadelphia school bus twice in one week.
- His mother says he was missing for hours both times and is demanding answers from the bus company.
- The SPIN School says it is saddened by the situation but has limited influence over the transport company.
PHILADELPHIA – A 5-year-old boy with autism who is nonverbal was left on a school bus twice in one week, according to his mother, raising concerns about the safety of children with special needs during school transportation.
Family says substitute bus driver failed to drop off child twice
What we know:
The boy, who attends the SPIN School in Northeast Philadelphia, takes the school bus through the School District of Philadelphia to and from his special needs program, said Caleigh Connor, his mother.
She said, “He takes the school bus through the public school district of Philadelphia to and from his special needs program.” …