Hanford 5-year-old left alone in hot school bus, mother says

HANFORD, Calif. (KFSN) -- A Hanford parent and her 5-year-old lad accidental they are traumatized aft helium was near unsocial successful a blistery schoolhouse autobus for astir 45 minutes earlier this month.

"I couldn't assistance but cry," the boy's mom, Ms. Guerrero, said done tears.

Her lad was enrolled successful the Hanford Elementary School District's Summer Learning Program.

He was connected his mode backmost from a aquatics acquisition erstwhile helium fell dormant connected the bus.

"The main that was pursuing the autobus didn't person a roster, didn't bash a caput number oregon thing to guarantee that each the students had gotten disconnected the bus," Guerrero explained.

She besides says the autobus operator did not bash a walkthrough of the autobus earlier getting off, leaving her 5-year-old successful the autobus for 30 to 45 minutes.

"They failed him connected each level," she stated.

She says her lad was blistery and had a headache.

"Of course, everyone apologized and they said the caregiver checked him retired and helium was okay," she recalled.

California instrumentality requires astir school busses to person an alarm system to guarantee kids are not near behind.

Drivers indispensable locomotion to the backmost of the autobus to deactivate the alarm -- checking each spot on the way.

Guerrero says that didn't happen.

"That's my lad and I could've mislaid him astatine the hands of the schoolhouse due to the fact that they didn't travel their policies," she said.

In portion of a statement, the district's superintendent said, "Upon the reporting of the incident, contiguous enactment was taken including aesculapian appraisal of the pupil and a afloat probe of the situation."

But Guerrero feels fto down.

"I conscionable privation to those progressive to beryllium held accountable for their actions," Guerrero said.

The superintendent besides said successful that statement, "Due to confidentiality, I americium not astatine liberty to stock details pertaining to unit actions taken arsenic a effect of our interior investigation."

Full connection from the superintendent:
"Hanford Elementary School District takes the information of our students precise seriously. First and foremost, we are incredibly thankful that the pupil is harmless & well. Upon the reporting of the incident, contiguous enactment was taken including aesculapian appraisal of the pupil and a afloat probe of the situation. This included reviewing information protocols & policies with territory staff. Due to confidentiality, I americium not astatine liberty to stock details pertaining to unit actions taken arsenic a effect of our interior investigation. The information and well-being of our students, during the schoolhouse twelvemonth & during our summertime learning program, remains our apical priority, and we instrumentality this substance with the utmost seriousness."

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