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Special needs child left on DISD bus for 6 hours
6 days ago Special needs child left on DISD bus for 6 hours

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The Associated Press
Aug 16, 2006 11:36 PM (6 days ago)
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DALLAS - A 12-year-old special needs boy who can't communicate verbally was left for six hours on a hot school bus, his mother said.


A Dallas Independent School District employee spotted Uriel Arellano sleeping on the bus Tuesday as temperatures rose above 100 degrees. The bus' windows were down, keeping it cooler than if they were closed.

Uriel Arellano's mother said that when she learned he'd been left on the bus, she thought he was dead.

"It is something I would not wish on anyone," Emma Arellano told Dallas television station WFAA. "... It is totally unacceptable for any thing like this to ever happen."

There is a system in place to make sure children are not left on buses. Drivers with Dallas schools are supposed to look in every seat to make sure no child is left behind. And special pink signs are supposed to be left on the window as a reminder the bus was checked.

"It is my understanding that she went outside the bus and put the sticker outside and walked from outside instead of inside," said Deane Hullender of the Dallas school district.

The driver was placed on administrative leave, the station reported.

"I can't believe the lady didn't see him when he is such a big kid," Arellano said. "It's hard to believe she didn't see him."

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