Driver suspended after handicapped child left on bus

MIDWEST CITY, Okla. — Midwest City Police Chief Brandon Clabes says a girl with cerebral palsy was alone on a parked school bus for at least five hours Tuesday.

The 7-year-old wheelchair bound girl was discovered when the driver and monitor returned to the vehicle.

The Mid-Del school district announced the suspensions of both the driver and the monitor on Wednesday.

The district says the driver failed to follow procedure of walking the length of the bus at the end of the route to be sure no one remained on board.

The girl was taken to a hospital by her mother and was released in good condition.