On Tuesday, October 1, 2024, at approximately 7:33 a.m., Chief 5 of the Dunkirk Volunteer Fire Department requested police and the Director of Transportation to contact him after he located 12 children standing in the rain after being abandoned by a school bus driver. Chief 5 remained on the scene with the children until the arrival of police and another bus. Chief advised 12 middle school children were left at the intersection of Ponds Wood Road and Moonbeam Avenue in Huntingtown after being abandoned by the driver of school bus 211. The school bus driver reportedly dropped the kids off after realizing they were supposed to be on bus 35. A bus was sent to pick up the children approximately 7 minutes later. Fire Chief 5 responded to Plum Point Middle School to make contact with the School Resource Officer. SMNEWSNET is awaiting further information, and will be seeking additional details from the Calvert County Board of Education and Calvert County Sheriff’s Office. The incident has reignited discussions about the overall quality of school transportation in the area, with parents sharing their own concerns and frustrations about late buses, lack of communication, and previous safety concerns and issues. One concerned […]
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