DeKalb County

Mother says she was dragged by school bus following dispute with driver

By Carl Willis
By Carl Willis

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — A DeKalb County mother said a school bus driver put her life in danger during a confrontation at her child's bus stop.

The mother said the bus ended up dragging her several yards.

She recorded the incident on her cellphone and sent it Channel 2's Carl Willis. He took it to the district, where school leaders told him what happened was disturbing.

Mother Amanda Taylor said the incident that started as a talk between herself and a DeKalb County school bus driver, quickly turned into an attack with her trapped in the bus doors.

Taylor said the driver, who had just dropped off her daughters, did not want to speak with her about a previous incident where she claims she overheard the driver speaking rudely to her 9-year-old.

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"I’m yelling, ‘Are you serious? I'm recording you,” Taylor said. “And she's driving.” 

“When she closed the doors are you unable to get out of the bus?” Willis asked Taylor.

"Right. I'm unable to get out," Taylor said.

Willis contacted the DeKalb County School District about the incident. In a statement, the district wrote:

"The images in the video are disturbing, completely inappropriate and do not reflect a productive interaction between a parent and an employee. We expect disagreements to be addressed respectfully and not to the detriment of students."

"What really hurts me is that they still have her driving the bus," Taylor told Willis. 

Taylor posted the video online and has been met with a wide range of responses, including some questioning her approach.

“Were you intending to get into a confrontation?” Willis asked Taylor.

"No. My intent, my whole purpose was to catch her in a lie," Taylor said. 

She said she filed numerous complaints on the driver and others in the past, but never saw any action until this incident.

"I never stepped onto the bus. I never threatened her in any way," Taylor said. "I simply tried to talk to the bus driver." 

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