A Colorado school bus driver allegedly abandoned 40 elementary school-aged students at the wrong stop on Monday, leaving them frightened in the cold and dark, school officials and students say.
The ordeal left young students from Clear Sky Elementary School in Castle Rock distressed, in tears and seeking aid from strangers, said school officials.
The Douglas County School District said the driver, Irving Johnson, was a substitute who failed to follow proper protocols.
“We felt like when he was driving and missing our stops, like we were getting kidnapped,” Caitlyn said.
On the third stop on Monday afternoon, the bus stopped just short of the usual location, leading to some confusion.
At that time, the remaining 40 students on the bus all exited, with many getting off at the wrong bus stop.”.
I didn’t think about the fact that I had kids who got off the bus and this wasn’t their stop. »