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Mayfield parent urges board to review bus video after April 8 incident involving son with ADHD
Summary
A Mayfield parent told the school board his son was removed from a bus after a seating dispute on April 8 and that repeated requests to review surveillance video have not produced a response; he asked the board for a full review and clearer communications protocols.
Dustin Sowers, a parent, told the Mayfield City School District Board of Education on May 28 that his son, who has ADHD, was removed from a school bus on April 8 after a dispute about seating and that the district has not provided a clear accounting of whether bus video of the incident has been reviewed.
Sowers said his son boarded after another student, and that the other student later moved. He said the boy complied with a staff direction only after an assistant principal intervened and that the driver repeatedly called his name and declared “this is my bus” as students reacted. Sowers also said his daughter was left on the bus during the incident, causing “unnecessary separation of siblings.”
Sowers said he requested review of the bus footage and followed up by phone and email on April 8, April 9, May 2, May 13 and again at the May 28 meeting, but he had not received a clear explanation of whether the footage had been reviewed or what the findings were. He asked the board to "conduct a thorough review of this incident and the protocols surrounding the handling of this video evidence and student discipline," and asked the district to adopt “timely, transparent communications” when incidents occur. He said he would prefer not to involve legal counsel or the media but would consider those options if the matter continued to be ignored.
The comment came during the district’s public comment period; the board acknowledged Sowers and moved on to other business. The meeting transcript does not record a formal staff report, investigation result, or a board motion tied to the request during the May 28 meeting.
The parent’s statement raises questions about how the district uses and responds to camera footage on buses, how disciplinary steps are documented for students with disabilities or attention disorders, and what timeline families should expect for responses to requests for investigative footage.
The board did not announce any immediate follow-up at the meeting. Sowers asked for a board-led review and clearer communications; the transcript records no formal action or vote on the request.
