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Parent tells Isle of Wight school board: 'Where is the accountability?' after alleged bus safety lapses
Summary
A parent told the board that special-needs students have been left unsupervised and mistreated on buses, citing incomplete video evidence and questioning hiring and vetting. The board received the comments during public comment and heard additional supportive testimony; no formal action was taken at the meeting.
Janine Scherrer, a parent and advocate for children with disabilities, urged the Isle of Wight County School Board to improve transportation oversight after describing multiple incidents she said involved special-needs students.
Scherrer described cases she called patterns rather than isolated events: a nonverbal student allegedly left at a bus stop without adult supervision, drivers failing to allow students to clear the safety zone, excessive…
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