tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6447892187739221541.post1191331779976832259..comments2023-07-29T03:49:14.809-04:00Comments on Apraxia-KIDS - Every Child Deserves a Voice: Is Your Nonverbal Child Safe on the School Bus?Apraxia-KIDShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17484018071197731716noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6447892187739221541.post-32629773764947529692010-04-11T21:29:16.600-04:002010-04-11T21:29:16.600-04:00My son has verbal apraxia. When my son was in pre...My son has verbal apraxia. When my son was in preschool he was sexual assaulted on the school bus by a teenager. My son was assigned to #1 and/or #2 seat on the bus. This was a verbal agreement between the bus driver and I in which the school said was enough to have. He went to #3 seat that day when a teenage boy pursuaded him to sit in his seat. The bus driver didnt protect my son. MAKE SURE you have a firm WRITTEN agreement with your bus driver. Maybe then the bus driver will make sure he or she protect your child. I thought I had a strong verbal agreement with our bus driver-I was wrong.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6447892187739221541.post-20252777598372335612010-02-19T12:39:51.902-05:002010-02-19T12:39:51.902-05:00Thank you for this article, which prompted me to c...Thank you for this article, which prompted me to contact my district's school bus company and get in writing their safety procedures and special needs training.Eileen Duffynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6447892187739221541.post-19162392627290599732010-02-18T12:29:28.869-05:002010-02-18T12:29:28.869-05:00My boys were completely nonverbal the first year t...My boys were completely nonverbal the first year they were in preschool (developmental delay prek at the public school) and I worried about this all the time. I also worried about what would happen if there was an accident, because my kids couldn't even say their name to emergency personnel. The special ed buses here have at least one aide on board always, and the bus driver had a system to keep track of the kids (they still have that driver, I'm so glad cause she's really on the ball). She took pictures of each kid on her route the first day of school and then printed them out on a sign with their full name, and on the back was their parents' name and phone number and their teacher's name and classroom number. Then she put that into a plastic sleeve with a magnet on the back and put it on the wall of the bus above the child's seat. That way in case of an emergency, all the EMTs would have to do is grab the signs and everyone could be accounted for, even if they were nonverbal. I thought it was very smart.<br /><br />My boys are verbal now, but they do still clam up when they're stressed, so I still worry about them being forgotten on a bus, but as they get older it's less terrifying to me. I was just brokenhearted for that poor little girl when I first read the article. The bus driver lost his/her job over it, I've heard.Meganhttp://www.movesincurves.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6447892187739221541.post-45502370205071738112010-02-18T09:21:37.206-05:002010-02-18T09:21:37.206-05:00Thank you Sharon for writing this article. I'm...Thank you Sharon for writing this article. I'm going to share it with my son's teachers and with the bus company. <br /><br />It's so great that you can provide resources for us parents to help us advocate for our children. You are an asset to so many of us. <br /><br />~Kyle's MomAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com