CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENT SEXUALLY ASSAULTED BY SCHOOL BUS DRIVER
Today, a school bus driver was charged with sexually assaulting a mentally challenged student before driving her home on March 24, 2009. The school bus driver, Antonio Ross, was ordered held in lieu of $50,000 bail this afternoon. The victim, who was 17 at the time, was a student at South Central High School.
Ross is an employee of Jewel’s Bus Company, which is headquartered at 1035 W. 111th St. in Chicago.
In our society, we entrust our children to school bus drivers, teachers, coaches and other adults. We trust that these individuals will care for and respect our kids. This intentional act of violence by a person who was in a position to provide safety to children is devastating. More extensive investigation and background checks of bus driver employees should be conducted before allowing them access to operate a school bus.
