I noticed several recorded times alongside brief written notes.
At 3:11, Frank had notified dispatch about an unknown adult claiming to be related to a student.
At 3:12, he explained that the child didn’t recognize the individual.
At 3:13, he requested further guidance.
Mrs. Shaw explained that Frank hadn’t opened the bus doors for the stranger at Oak Street.
Instead, the individual approached the closed doors and spoke from the sidewalk.
Frank made sure Ellie remained aboard.
When the stranger claimed I had been injured, Frank refused to accept his statement without verification.
He contacted dispatch.
The transportation department then reached out to the school to verify Ellie’s emergency contact records.
Nobody had authorized a different pickup arrangement.
No family emergency had been reported.
And there was no legitimate reason for anyone besides me to collect Ellie.
“We instructed Mr. Lawson not to release her to that person under any circumstances,” Mrs. Shaw explained.
