http://www.telegram.com/article/20140907/NEWS/309079899/1116&template=MOBILE
This article describes the incident that took place here in Worcester last week. A bus driver held her students "hostage" and wouldn't open to the doors to allow them to exit. Her reasoning, as she explained later, was that she was following the beginning of school protocol and releasing the kindergarteners before the older kids. Some parents of the upperclassmen were getting agitated so the driver decided to lock the doors and call the police to let them handle it. This made the parents think their children are being held hostage inside the vehicle. The parents were outraged and their kids were trapped inside a hot and sticky bus, a parent even recorded a lengthy video of the whole scenario.
This incident caught my attention because it took place in Worcester and included the Worcester Public Schools. I read a more condensed article and watched the video before I found this report. When doing so, I was unaware of the full situation and had no idea why she was holding the students. Many people were on the same page and concluded the driver was crazy and should be fired. When in reality, she was being the safest as possible for the children. This is a pure example of how the media can be misleading when covering stories.
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