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re: 8-year-old left on school bus for hours after falling asleep (Ascension)

Posted on 3/14/17 at 11:33 am to
Posted by ballscaster
Member since Jun 2013
26861 posts
Posted on 3/14/17 at 11:33 am to
Isn't there an emergency exit at the back of every bus?
Posted by LSU03
Tiger Mecca (aka Baton Rouge)
Member since Dec 2003
567 posts
Posted on 3/14/17 at 11:33 am to
quote:

o now it's the family's fault he got left on the bus? You have no idea why this kid was sleepy in the morning and neither do I. For all we know he could be scared of the dark or have sleep problems other than his aunt not making him go to bed. You cannot force a child to fall asleep.


Not to mention that fact that freaking Daylight Savings Time just started, meaning the kid was waking up an hour earlier than normal! I swear, the people on this board are constantly looking for reasons to make things like this into some failing of the parents/guardians when it was clearly a case of an 8 year old being tired because of DST and a school bus driver being careless.
Posted by CorkSoaker
Member since Oct 2008
9823 posts
Posted on 3/14/17 at 11:35 am to
Because she likes to arrive early for work?
Posted by LSU03
Tiger Mecca (aka Baton Rouge)
Member since Dec 2003
567 posts
Posted on 3/14/17 at 11:35 am to
Were you people all just not paying attention when the time changed on Sunday? This is not an indication of some parental failing.
Posted by Count Chocula
Tier 5 and proud
Member since Feb 2009
63908 posts
Posted on 3/14/17 at 11:36 am to
quote:

Because she likes to arrive early for work?


No, cause the city bus don't go dat way.
Posted by LSUTANGERINE
Baton Rouge and Northshore LA
Member since Sep 2006
38468 posts
Posted on 3/14/17 at 11:48 am to
quote:

You can't, but what you can do is make sure they're in bed by a reasonable time (for a second grader is probably 8/8:30. Make them read before bed to wind down. It's definitely not possible in all circumstances but a good bedtime routine does wonders for a kid.

So the assumption is he was not in bed by 830 and does not have any nighttime routines. Gotcha
This post was edited on 3/14/17 at 11:48 am
Posted by LSUTANGERINE
Baton Rouge and Northshore LA
Member since Sep 2006
38468 posts
Posted on 3/14/17 at 11:50 am to
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I wonder why the boys aunt doesn't bring him to school herself?

Jesus Christ. Just more evidence that the OT loves to blame the victim.
This post was edited on 3/14/17 at 11:51 am
Posted by junkfunky
Member since Jan 2011
36658 posts
Posted on 3/14/17 at 11:53 am to
quote:

I swear, the people on this board are constantly looking for reasons to make things like this into some failing of the parents/guardians when it was clearly a case of an 8 year old being tired because of DST and a school bus driver being careless.


Article says he was on the bus for 8 hours.
Posted by BowlJackson
Birmingham, AL
Member since Sep 2013
52881 posts
Posted on 3/14/17 at 11:54 am to
quote:

bet that kid was freaking out...


When I was that age I fell asleep and just missed my stop and freaked out. Bus driver went back and let me off at my house after he finished the route.
Posted by JoWilThe
Member since Aug 2014
105 posts
Posted on 3/14/17 at 11:55 am to
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This post was edited on 2/2/20 at 11:00 pm
Posted by LSUTANGERINE
Baton Rouge and Northshore LA
Member since Sep 2006
38468 posts
Posted on 3/14/17 at 11:58 am to
quote:

Article says he was on the bus for 8 hours.

And...?
So that's the aunt's fault ?
Posted by shel311
McKinney, Texas
Member since Aug 2004
112944 posts
Posted on 3/14/17 at 12:02 pm to
quote:

Not sure why the aunt is saying no one contacted her
Maybe because no one contacted her.
Posted by LSUTANGERINE
Baton Rouge and Northshore LA
Member since Sep 2006
38468 posts
Posted on 3/14/17 at 12:04 pm to
quote:

When I was that age I fell asleep and just missed my stop and freaked out. Bus driver went back and let me off at my house after he finished the route.

You must have had really shitty parents .

Signed,
your typical OT poster
Posted by junkfunky
Member since Jan 2011
36658 posts
Posted on 3/14/17 at 12:06 pm to
quote:

And...?
So that's the aunt's fault ?


Not sure why you feel compelled to act like a retard most of the time but I was responding to someone stating that this is the fault of DST.
Posted by diat150
Louisiana
Member since Jun 2005
48175 posts
Posted on 3/14/17 at 12:07 pm to
why didnt he get off the bus? maybe a 5 year old but at 8 it seems he would have had the sense to get off the bus and go get help.
Posted by SaintBrees
Member since Oct 2015
547 posts
Posted on 3/14/17 at 12:07 pm to
quote:

I wonder why the boys aunt doesn't bring him to school herself?



Why would someone need to drive their kid to school if there is a bus service to their home?
Posted by LSUTANGERINE
Baton Rouge and Northshore LA
Member since Sep 2006
38468 posts
Posted on 3/14/17 at 12:19 pm to
quote:

why didnt he get off the bus? maybe a 5 year old but at 8 it seems he would have had the sense to get off the bus and go get help.

I don't know. Maybe he was special ed? Maybe the bus was parked in some remote location or in a gravel driveway in front of some trailer and he was scared shitless? Buses are not always left on school grounds, especially in rural areas
This post was edited on 3/14/17 at 12:20 pm
Posted by weadjust
Member since Aug 2012
15816 posts
Posted on 3/14/17 at 12:26 pm to
When I was in 2nd grade a walked to school in the snow up hill both ways. Damn snowflakes can't even ride the bus without screwing it up
Posted by CorkSoaker
Member since Oct 2008
9823 posts
Posted on 3/14/17 at 2:59 pm to
quote:

Why would someone need to drive their kid to school if there is a bus service to their home?


Why on earth is their a bus service to their home when it should be the parents responsiblity?
Posted by SaintBrees
Member since Oct 2015
547 posts
Posted on 3/15/17 at 9:37 am to
quote:

Why on earth is their a bus service to their home when it should be the parents responsiblity?



What? Why do schools have busses? You serious?
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