School bus dropped Boston 10-year-old off a mile from stop, says mom
Boston Public Schools is investigating "to understand how this unfortunate incident occurred."
A 10-year-old Boston student walked more than a mile to get home on Tuesday after he was dropped off at the wrong stop by a school bus driver. Ashley Hamilton told WCVB her son, Ahmauri Ledesma, walked from Mass. Ave. and Columbia Road to his South End home, taking the path through the area known as “Methadone Mile.” It took him 41 minutes to get home, she said. “I’m happy that he’s safe,” she told the station. “I’m glad that he’s home, I’m glad that he was brave enough to take that way. But what if it wasn’t him? What if it was a younger child? What if the child didn’t know where they were? I don’t know if they need more training (or) if they need more people.”Her son, a student at Boston Collegiate Charter School, had stayed for an after-school program and was supposed to get off the bus at Mass. Ave. and Columbus Ave. Hamilton told WCVB her son told the bus driver that Mass. Ave. and Columbia Ave. wasn’t his stop but the driver allegedly insisted the student get off. Schools provide bus drivers with a list of stops each day, depending on the students’ after-school activity. “Boston Public Schools is working closely with Boston Collegiate and our bus contractor, TransDev to understand how this unfortunate incident occurred and how we can ensure it won’t happen again,” the school district said in a statement. “Boston Public Schools is committed to safe and reliable transportation for all students who ride our buses.”
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