The importance of the headcount
Ive seen and heard the stories where the school bus finishes its round, only to notice the sleeping child in one of the back seats during the final check. It happens. What else are you going to do during a two hour bus ride home? There are a couple blind spots in those mirrors.
One thing I had never (or rarely) heard of were incidents when a child was left behind on a field trip.
Well, until today, anyway. There was a small group of kids doing a Special Olympic thing at the alley. About a minute or so after they all filed out the door and onto the bus, another boy popped his head out from behind one of the video games, and looked around in confusion for his group. The front-desk people and I got outside in time to see the bus pull out the lot and head down the street.
Well shit. This isnt good.
Eventually, someone ended chasing the bus down to get them to come back and get the boy. Other options would be to contact CMS Bus dispatch, or let the cops do it.
How the hell did this happen? Why didnt they do a head-count to make sure they had everyone? I dont suppose they had any idea how the poor kid felt.
They had better not discipline him. No, he probably shouldnt have been messing with the game as they were about to leave, but once those bus doors are closed and the engine starts, the blame is no longer on him. Its the teachers responsibility, and their job to look after the students when theyre on a a trip. And someone failed. Horribly.
Id love to be a fly on the wall when the boys parents confront these teachers.
Stumble It!
One thing I had never (or rarely) heard of were incidents when a child was left behind on a field trip.
Well, until today, anyway. There was a small group of kids doing a Special Olympic thing at the alley. About a minute or so after they all filed out the door and onto the bus, another boy popped his head out from behind one of the video games, and looked around in confusion for his group. The front-desk people and I got outside in time to see the bus pull out the lot and head down the street.
Well shit. This isnt good.
Eventually, someone ended chasing the bus down to get them to come back and get the boy. Other options would be to contact CMS Bus dispatch, or let the cops do it.
How the hell did this happen? Why didnt they do a head-count to make sure they had everyone? I dont suppose they had any idea how the poor kid felt.
They had better not discipline him. No, he probably shouldnt have been messing with the game as they were about to leave, but once those bus doors are closed and the engine starts, the blame is no longer on him. Its the teachers responsibility, and their job to look after the students when theyre on a a trip. And someone failed. Horribly.
Id love to be a fly on the wall when the boys parents confront these teachers.
Stumble It!
posted by Sandra at 12:39 AM
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