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Resident alleges school-bus safety incidents; council directs him to school board
Summary
A resident alleged children were removed from seat belts and placed in the front of a school bus and said he plans to file court papers; council and staff said the matter appears to involve school-board employees and offered to meet after the meeting.
A Piscataway resident raised a detailed complaint about alleged unsafe conduct on a school bus and said he plans to pursue legal action.
Jonathan, who identified himself as a former firefighter and volunteer emergency counselor, told the council several incidents earlier this year involved children being removed from seat belts and moved to the front of a bus. He said the situation escalated, he lost his job, and he intends to file a complaint in superior court and speak with local media. "I was taken hostage on the bus," Jonathan said in summarizing his allegations.
Council members and counsel advised Jonathan that the incidents involve school-board employees and suggested he meet with board representatives after the council meeting; town counsel said the matter appears to be within the school board's jurisdiction. The council did not take formal action on the allegations at the meeting.
Jonathan listed a range of statutes and claims he said were implicated; those are his allegations and have not been substantiated in the meeting record. Council offered to speak with him and suggested pursuing the school board's complaint processes and, if necessary, law enforcement or the courts.
