My son starts his first year of school tomorrow and i have a middle schooler and a high schooler. I personally don't want any adult other than a teacher or a bus driver on the bus with my children and I bet most of you agree.
Dr. Gorman seems more concerned with the bus driver letting the adult on the bus. I don't disagree with him, but where is the outcry to have this dunce arrested for trespassing and any other related charges?
If I am a parent of a child on this bus, I am calling both the 96.1 boss as well as Dr. Gorman.
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/breaking/story/150677.html
Adult on middle-school bus causes stir
An adult who boarded a Southwest Middle School bus as part of an on-air prank has gotten a Charlotte-Mecklenburg bus driver in trouble and marred an otherwise smooth opening of school, Superintendent Peter Gorman said today.
The stunt was part of 96.1 The Beat's “A.M. Mayhem” show. A character called Cubby went to a random bus stop around 8:30 a.m. today to see if he could get on.
“The point is not to make you look like a child molester,” an on-air personality said in a recording of the stunt posted at the station's Web site. “”The point is Cubby looks like a small child but is an adult.”
When the bus arrived, the recording captures Cubby asking the female driver whether this is the right bus for Southwest, getting confirmation and boarding. He got off at the next stop, as the studio personalities howled with laughter and speculated on whether he was breaking any laws.
“You're 26 years old and you're on a bus with a bunch of 7-year-olds!” one exclaimed.
Station officials could not be reached for comment this afternoon.
Gorman said the driver will be removed from driving until CMS supervisors can figure out why she let an unauthorized adult board.
1 comment:
The whole point now is that the bus driver actually let Cubby on. You would have never known the buses weren't safe if 96.1 wouldn't have performed this stunt. The parents and the bus drivers are the ones that should be stopping this. Cubby went to the stop with no intention of getting on the bus. When the driver let him on Cubby and all of the other radio hosts were completely surprised. If you ask me, you should be glad that 96.1 performed this act so that you now know how unsafe the buses really can be.
Post a Comment