Elementary School Bus Crash

Students lay on stretchers and others children walking away dazed with their parents. When 24 you old driving the school bus crashed that killed 6 in Chattanooga. The bus carrying 35 children from Woodmore elementary, students in kindergarten through fifth grade. They think that speed is the factor of the bus wrapped around a tree. 23 of those students where taken to the hospital, taking 2 hours to get the last children off the bus.

The bus driver is charges with five counts each vehicular homicide, reckless endangerment and reckless driving. Fletcher also says additional charges may be added.  

Questions

Do you think the bus driver should be charged with more??

What would you do if you had a child on this bus??

Now that you hear about this would you ever ride in a bus again??

My opinion - I think he should be charged with a little bit more, because I mean he knew what he was doing and he wanted to do it. I think that if he has been driving the school bus for a long time. The school would have never thought that would happen. If I had a child on that bus I probably never put my child on a bus again. I probably never ride a bus unless I have to or know that the driver is a good driver.

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  • Good job overall Abie! There are some errors in your first paragraph so be sure to proofread. -5 late

  • I think he is charged with about all he did. If they find more out then yes. If I had a child on the bus I would be so worried. I would go there immediately. I would ride buses again because that was just 1 person. I would just make sure they are trustworthy. 

  • I think he should be charged with what they are charging him with unless they find more. If I had a child on the bus, I would probably freak out because my child was just tossed around inside a bus and I would probably blame the school for hiring any idiot like the man that drove that bus. I would ride in a bus because while this seems terrible, I think most school buses are safe because I assume the school screens the people that drive. 

  • Yes I think the bus driver should be charged with everything they did and everything they deserve.  Because those are little kids on that bus that are injured and not only are they physically going to be injured, their mind is going to be scared of buses for some of them. If my child was on that bus I would be furious that there was a reckless person driving their bus.  I would for sure be making sure something is being done about it and the person or no one like them is every driving again, if at the time I even let my child ride the bus again.  Yes I will still ride buses because that was because of the person.  There are not many bus drivers that would do that and at our shool I feel we have loyal and trusty people we are safe.

  • I believe that he should get charged with more because those are just little kids that he hurt. If I had a child on this bus I would be very mad and upset and I would want him charged with a lot more than he had. If I were on the bus I would never ride in a bus again but just because I heard it I would actually probably ride in a bus again. 

  • I heard this on the news and parents had complained about the bus driver months before being reckless and driving to fast. I think the guy should get the death penalty. I would be so scared and hope my child was safe as all the others. Yes I would probably ride a bus again. 

  • I think that he is charged with as much as they can put on him without knowing more of what happened. If my child was on that bus I think i would be scared and terrified until i knew whether or not they were one of the deceased. If they weren't then i would be thankful that they weren't gone and also very sincere to the families that did lose a child or children. If they were dead I would be grief stricken and so upset that my child wasn't one of the lucky ones. I will continue to ride a bus because I know that not everyone is careless with driving and I trust most of our bus drivers. 

    • That's true. I would be to and jut thankful they made it. I agree. 

  • I think once he goes to court he might be charge with more but he has been charged with a lot. I would have been very scared and I would try to help other kids. I will still ride busses this was just an accident 

    • Yes! I agree helping the kid that where on the bus tell them it was the driver that didn't know what he was doing. 

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