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Mandatory bus phones and aides for special needs children

Mandatory bus phones and aides for special needs children

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Started by Anonymous 15 years, 4 months ago
Please help us spread the word so this senseless accident doesn't happen to another family. We need special needs buses to have phones provided for bus drivers as well as aides who can monitor the children while riding on the bus. An unfortunate accident took the life of Kevin Cisler who was only three years old on Friday, March 25 2011. He lost his life riding home from school. Another parent taking their child off the bus noticed him unconscious and notified the driver who had no phone to call for help. Below is a piece of an article written about the incident: ALISO VIEJO -- Authorities are investigating the death of a 3-year-old boy found unresponsive on a school bus Friday afternoon, Orange County Sheriff's Department and California Highway Patrol officials said. The boy was being brought back home from a special needs school in Dana Point when he was found unresponsive by a parent taking another child off the bus on Seven Kings Place near Wellington Place about 2:30 p.m., Sheriff's Department investigator Dan Salcedo said. The parent notified the bus driver, who asked a resident to call 911, California Highway Patrol officer Chris Goodwin said. Paramedics took the boy to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead a short time later. By SEAN EMERY THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER The Orange County Register The Orange County Register updated 3/26/2011 6:45:29 AM ET 2011-03-26T10:45:29 If there was an aide on the bus to watch and help the children and if the bus driver had a phone, it could've saved precious minutes that ultimately could've saved Kevin's life.

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August 16, 2011

I really never imagined so many people would care about this when I first sat down to write it but the momentum now is frankly overwhelming. It is strange and heavy knowing that this many eyes are finally on the safety of these buses because honestly I just keep thinking about how things might have gone differently for Kevin if there had just been one phone or one set of extra eyes there. We have to keep this moving forward because the system cannot continue to fail these kids like it did that afternoon.

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August 16, 2011

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Mike Murray
15 years ago Featured

ridiculous. simple protocol would have saved that little boys life. fix this immediately.

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Tom Brooks
15 years ago Featured

A phone is like what 50 bucks? Dont tell me budget cuts are an excuse for losing a child. Get it done.

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Sarah Marquez
15 years ago Featured

Every special needs bus NEEDS an aide. They have enough trouble getting to school as it is without the driver being distracted by the road and the kids at the same time.

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Maria Guerrero
15 years ago Featured

so tragic. poor baby didnt deserve this. prayers for the parents.

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Jessica Stokes
15 years ago Featured

My heart breaks for this family. How is it 2011 and these buses dont have basic safety communication? Absolutely unacceptable.

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David Osei
15 years ago Featured

This is so sad. Why the hell didnt they have a phone on board? Heads should roll at the school district for this failure.

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