Investigation reveals NYC special education students trapped on bus for hours
An investigation found six non-verbal students were kept on a New York City school bus for nearly four and a half hours last December.
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A New York City school bus driver kept six non-verbal special education students on a bus for nearly four and a half hours without delivering them to school, according to the New York Post. [1]
The driver, identified as Eric Chery, traveled between the wrong schools and missed his morning drop-off window at PS 289 in Crown Heights on December 16, 2025, the New York Post reported. [1]
Investigators from the Special Commissioner of Investigation for the New York City School District revealed that one child was left lying in her own urine inside the bus during the prolonged delay, according to the New York Post. [1]
Special Commissioner Anastasia Coleman called the incident highly disturbing, noting that the locations of the children remained unknown to school officials for hours, the New York Post reported. [1]
The New York City Police Department is investigating the incident, according to the New York Post. [1]
In short
- Six non-verbal special education students were kept on a bus for nearly four and a half hours.
- Bus driver Eric Chery missed the morning drop-off window at PS 289 on December 16, 2025.
- Special Commissioner Anastasia Coleman called the situation highly disturbing.
- The New York City Police Department is looking into the incident.
Sources
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- [1]NYC special ed students left trapped on school bus for over 4 hours last Dec., probe revealsNew York Post, 1h ago (the report this story comes from)
Background
- [2]Rescuers pull trapped man alive from cave in Sardinia after 26 hours FTMQ News, 5d ago
- [3]School roof collapse kills teacher and children in Pakistan FTMQ News, 2d ago
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