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Family Ties Forever! · 08-30-2008, 08:01 PM

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Bus Driver Accused Of Denying Students A/C

Posted: 10:04 am CDT August 30, 2008

Houston -- A bus driver accused of punishing elementary school students by turning off the air conditioning and rolling up the windows was reprimanded Friday by the Crosby school system.

Bus driver Michelle Crawford has worked for the school district since March 2007 and has no previous disciplinary record, said district spokesman Robert Tatman. Crawford has been placed on probation and will continue to drive.

An attempt by The Associated Press to reach Crawford at her home was unsuccessful.

"She drives the bus because she loves kids and she loves to work," said a man who answered the phone Friday night.

Parents complained to the district transportation department after seeing their children exit the bus Thursday afternoon sweaty and flushed, the Houston Chronicle reported.

Tatman said the driver told department officials she was having problems with the students and told them she was going to turn off the radio until they quieted down.

"That did not work," Tatman said. "Then what happened was that she went ahead and said that she would turn off the air conditioner. You know, trying to get them to be quiet."

Parent Jennifer Colombo said she was "infuriated."

"Especially with all the stories you hear about children dying in hot cars, there's no reason anyone should be disciplined that way," she told the newspaper.

Crosby is about 22 miles west of Houston.

Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

Lee · 08-30-2008, 08:43 PM

I think what that bus driver did was awful! Children have actually been
known to die in such weather. Wreckless8228836, I don't know why you
think that is a good thing. You seem to have a real moral problem.

Stuck In The '70's · 08-30-2008, 08:56 PM

We never even had a/c's on the bus when I was in school. Times have changed. lol However I agree closing all the windows is pretty bad and she shouldn't have done it.

dawsongirl · 08-30-2008, 09:00 PM

Like she was gonna let them faint.

A moving bus is NOT a locked, parked car, even with the windows up. There's enough room in there. What an extreme excuse.

dawsongirl · 08-30-2008, 09:01 PM

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Yeah we never had A/C either, this must be pretty new lol....just open the windows for air or no air at all if it was cold out

The schools never had air either when I was there. And if there was no wind, it's not like it was exactly cool in the classroom. And we all lived....imagine that.

Stuck In The '70's · 08-30-2008, 09:04 PM

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The schools never had air either when I was there. And if there was no wind, it's not like it was exactly cool in the classroom. And we all lived....imagine that.

Yea we never had a/c in our school except in the buildng where the principal's office was...imagine that. lol We usually were let out early though sometimes when it just got too hot.

dawsongirl · 08-30-2008, 09:06 PM

I loved early out days.

Hollow · 08-30-2008, 09:39 PM

it was wrong of her to use it as discipline, and i'd be upset if i were one of the parents. but i agree, she wasn't putting their lives at stake. there weren't any air conditioners on the buses i took as a child either, and this was here in arizona where it's usually about 100 degrees outside in the afternoons during this time of year. certainly no one died or fainted.

Janice · 08-30-2008, 10:15 PM

I see this differently. I think what she did speaks to her state of mind. Someone could have gotten hurt, a kid with asthma or another health issue. It had to be hot as hell there. You don't roast kids for punishment. She sounds like a cruel, sadistic piece of work.

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Stuck In The '70's Forum Legend Member Join Date: Jun 06, 2003 Location: In Television Hell Posts: 56,757	We never even had a/c's on the bus when I was in school. Times have changed. lol However I agree closing all the windows is pretty bad and she shouldn't have done it. __________________ Sonny

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Janice Administrator Forum Celebrity Stormin' Norman Join Date: Aug 03, 2001 Location: Beantown Posts: 34,467	I see this differently. I think what she did speaks to her state of mind. Someone could have gotten hurt, a kid with asthma or another health issue. It had to be hot as hell there. You don't roast kids for punishment. She sounds like a cruel, sadistic piece of work. __________________ God Bless Our Troops

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08-30-2008, 08:43 PM	#3
Lee Senior Member veteran member Join Date: May 23, 2001 Location: Caledonia, Mississippi Posts: 4,015	I think what that bus driver did was awful! Children have actually been known to die in such weather. Wreckless8228836, I don't know why you think that is a good thing. You seem to have a real moral problem.

08-30-2008, 09:00 PM	#7
dawsongirl Forum Legend Member Join Date: Jan 04, 2001 Posts: 52,914	Like she was gonna let them faint. A moving bus is NOT a locked, parked car, even with the windows up. There's enough room in there. What an extreme excuse.

08-30-2008, 09:06 PM	#12
dawsongirl Forum Legend Member Join Date: Jan 04, 2001 Posts: 52,914	I loved early out days.

08-30-2008, 09:39 PM	#13
Hollow Forum Celebrity Member Join Date: Dec 16, 2001 Posts: 30,234	it was wrong of her to use it as discipline, and i'd be upset if i were one of the parents. but i agree, she wasn't putting their lives at stake. there weren't any air conditioners on the buses i took as a child either, and this was here in arizona where it's usually about 100 degrees outside in the afternoons during this time of year. certainly no one died or fainted.