Forgotten Student Left on School Bus the Entire School Day Boy, 7, Left on a School Bus All Day

NBC Miami ^ | Tue, Jan 25, 2011 | TODD WRIGHT

[Dr. Sivana]

Good thing this was in Florida, and not Minnesota

[RexBeach]

Does Nancy Grace know about this? :)

[Big Mack]

seven year old first grader?

[MeganC]

The kid couldn’t figure out the emergency exit? I’m assuming this is not a ‘special needs’ kid here so what’s wrong with a kid who can’t figure out who to use an emergency exit?

[kittymyrib]

Perhaps an earlier bedtime is in order. At least he caught up on his sleep.

[stuartcr]

Too bad none of the windows he counted were open.

[Zuben Elgenubi]

Love that headline, nickcarraway, because the two points are made twice in the same sentence of the heading I love so much, nickcarraway.

[svcw]

Poor little guy. They are just kids and sometimes just do not know what to do. My grandson went a week in K without lunch because the teacher never told the kids how to order from the lunch menu. I almost ripped the teacher a new one. Her response, hey they are five they should have figured it out. (Oh, first week of school, really how are K supposed to know).
Maybe this little guy on the bus hadn’t ridden very much.

[Dr. Sivana]

The kid couldn’t figure out the emergency exit? I’m assuming this is not a ‘special needs’ kid here so what’s wrong with a kid who can’t figure out who to use an emergency exit?

A seven year old wandering around alone in a Miami area bus depot may have stepped out of the frying pan and into the fire.

[svcw]

Yep, depends on when the cut off Bday is for K.

[Hoffer Rand]

Dylan’s not real bright for a seven year old. “Counted all the open windows,” and he still couldn’t find a way out of the bus? Not to mention every school bus I know of has an emergency exit door in the back that opens really easily.

[Dr. Sivana]

seven year old first grader?

It all depends on what part of the year your birthday falls on. I was in first grade when I was seven. Didn't hurt me one bit. I am more suspicious of folks sending their kids off too young for the "free" day care.

[ladyjane]

That’s old. I turned seven when I went into the third grade.

[Responsibility2nd]

Good thing this was in Florida, and not Minnesota

As far as Florida is concerned... Good thing this is January, and not August.

[TheThirdRuffian]

“Counted all the open windows,” and he still couldn’t find a way out of the bus?”

It’s about a 15 foot drop from the top window of a school bus to the ground.

The emergency exit probably could not be opened by a 7 year old.

[Dr. Sivana]

As far as Florida is concerned... Good thing this is January, and not August.

It is an abomination to have regular school in August! Unexpected consequence of No Child Left Behind Act.

[Above My Pay Grade]

>>>seven year old first grader?<<<

Not unusual at all. Pretty much any child with a birthday before the last day of school is going to be 7 for at least part of 1st grade. This boy probably just celebrated a birthday.

[Immerito]

He may not be able to read; in addition, many children these days have had so much done FOR them that they don’t always have the initiative to figure things out.

What I find surprising is that not a single student on the bus told the bus driver “There’s a kid asleep on the seat”.

[Immerito]

Exactly. It’s a good thing that the kid DIDN’T try to climb out a window. Imagine what would have happened if the kid landed on his head and wasn’t found for hours later.