A Wisconsin bus driver will not face charges after a girl with special needs was bitten on the bus on May 6, police said.
The driver was piloting a bus when Lillian Waldron, 10, a student at Langlade Elementary School, was bitten multiple times by another student.
The parents of the girl, who said that she has special needs and cannot speak, said that she was crying and in clear pain when disembarking last week.
The girl's father, Chad Waldron, said Lillian sits right behind the driver on the bus, which is full of special needs students.
"The seat was right behind the bus driver and he couldn't hear anything going on or see anything? Come on," he told WBAY.
"She can't tell them to stop, she couldn't get away, because she's in a five-point harness car seat. She just had to sit there and take it and the bus driver wasn't stopping," added Waldron-Moehle.
The family is exploring filing a lawsuit against the district. After the incident and another in which they said their daughter was undressed and touched inappropriately, they're having her ride in a vehicle with two adults to try to make sure she's safe.
"I want changes to be made," Waldron added. "So other children do not need to go through what my daughter Lillian has."
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Facebook users commenting on the mother's post reacted to the pictures of the bite marks."Wow that is horrible ... I’m so sorry this happened to your little girl ... uncalled for," wrote one.
"Oh my god this is awful!! I am so sorry for your little girl this is terrible ... We went through something similar to this my daughter was stabbed with a pencil. On the school bus we immediately reported it to the bus driver then to the school attendant then we called the police and do you want to know what the bus driver stated he said he wasn’t a babysitter," said another, noting that her family began homeschooling their children.
"So, the bus driver didn't notice a child/children surrounding this little girl? Are we sure it happened on the bus & not in the school?? Do not the kids with disabilities ride toward the front? If so, why not? It would be for their protection. Needless to say, something needs to be done...this is unacceptable," added another.
"Prayers file a lawsuit we need to change things. This can't be happened to our children. This is my greatest worry about my son. He is nonverbal as well. Prayers," added another.