ROCK HILL, SC — School officials say a bus driver has been suspended after a student from the Sunset Park Center for Accelerated Studies was left on the bus for several hours.
According to the district’s statement, the child had fallen asleep under one of the seats during Wednesday’s morning route and was not found until around 10:30am.
You can read the full statement below:
“At approximately 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday morning a student from Sunset Park Center for Accelerated Studies was found on a school bus at the districtβs transportation center. The student indicated he fell asleep underneath a seat on the bus during the morning route to school and later woke up after the bus returned to the transportation center. Another driver beginning afternoon pickup routes spotted the student standing near the door and helped the student get off the bus.
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During the post route check of the bus at 8:30 a.m., the driver did not see the student sleeping under the seat. We regret this happened and are thankful the student was not harmed. The student was checked by staff at the transportation center and returned to school by 10:45 a.m. where he was checked by the school nurse and picked up by his mother. Wednesday was a half day and elementary students dismissed at 11 a.m. and that the student was dismissed at the same time as the other children at the school.
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The driver has been suspended.”
