Topic: Linda Hockaday

AP News | 2009-01-06 20:40:59
No child left behind? School bus systems can't always say so

Profoundly disabled Edwin Rivera was left alone on a school bus in the bitter cold of New Year's Eve and wasn't found until 17 hours later, curled up but still alive. But experts say such cases are not uncommon, with up to 75 school bus strandings ...

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AP News | 2009-01-03 05:37:42
Complaint: NYC matron knowingly left disabled man on bus; he was stuck overnight

Edwin Rivera, a severely disabled 22-year-old, was supposed to be escorted home from his special-needs school. Instead, authorities said Friday, a matron eager to get to an appointment knowingly stranded him on a bus where he spent an icy New Year's night alone. He was found ...

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