Bus driver drops boy with special needs off at wrong home

<p>The mother of an Asbury Park boy with special needs says that a school bus driver dropped her son off at the wrong home.</p>

News 12 Staff

Sep 20, 2017, 9:46 PM

Updated 2,409 days ago

Share:

The mother of an Asbury Park boy with special needs says that a school bus driver dropped her son off at the wrong home.
Jovonta Hall says that her 5-year-old son Javon has non-verbal autism. She says that the boy was not dropped off at their home Tuesday, and was instead dropped off six blocks away on Monroe Avenue. Another parent found Javon and took him back to Bradley Elementary School.
“It is just so touching to me because if the wrong person would have gotten my son and didn’t return my son, God knows what could have happened,” says Hall.
Hall says that she called the Seman Tov Bus Company looking for an explanation but did not get one.
“I spoke with three different people. First I didn’t get [any] answer. Second, the bus driver was out on the bus. The dispatcher was rude and they didn’t really care what happened,” she says.
A representative from Seman Tov declined to speak with News 12 New Jersey about the incident.
Hall says the Bradley Elementary School staff and her son's teacher did everything they could to keep him calm while they waited for her to come pick him up. 
She says that she worries that an incident like this could happen again.
"Please keep communication with your teachers, communication with the bus drivers, give them your phone numbers,” Hall says. “Make sure everything is secure for your kids, because…we don’t know what’s going on the bus. Especially if you have a kid that’s nonverbal or special.”
News 12 also reached out to the Asbury Park School District but did not hear back.


More from News 12
1:17
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators rally in Irvington during President Biden's visits to Westchester

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators rally in Irvington during President Biden's visits to Westchester

1:35
Sunny and mild Friday for the Hudson Valley; tracking rain for Saturday

Sunny and mild Friday for the Hudson Valley; tracking rain for Saturday

0:47
State police: DNA sample from human remains found does not match profile of missing Putnam teen

State police: DNA sample from human remains found does not match profile of missing Putnam teen

1:53
Shop Mother’s Day Gifts – Exclusive Offers Up to 75% OFF!

Shop Mother’s Day Gifts – Exclusive Offers Up to 75% OFF!

0:31
New mural of Yonkers hip-hop legend Mary J. Blige unveiled at Palisade Towers

New mural of Yonkers hip-hop legend Mary J. Blige unveiled at Palisade Towers

0:35
Police find evidence in burglary while investigating a domestic dispute in Monroe

Police find evidence in burglary while investigating a domestic dispute in Monroe

0:30
Wake services held for the Westchester correction officer who died in Bronx River Parkway crash

Wake services held for the Westchester correction officer who died in Bronx River Parkway crash

Motorists encounter traffic delays, road closures in and around Irvington during President Joe Biden's visit

Motorists encounter traffic delays, road closures in and around Irvington during President Joe Biden's visit

1:42
Newburgh senior housing manager asks city for help protecting residents

Newburgh senior housing manager asks city for help protecting residents

0:25
Dramatic video captures car fire in Nanuet

Dramatic video captures car fire in Nanuet

Vote 2024: Ask your questions for Congressional District 16 Democratic candidates

Vote 2024: Ask your questions for Congressional District 16 Democratic candidates

0:24
New York appeals court overturns Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction from landmark #MeToo trial

New York appeals court overturns Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction from landmark #MeToo trial

0:24
Breeze Airways expands services from Westchester County Airport

Breeze Airways expands services from Westchester County Airport

1:47
Saddle up for a western-style riding adventure at Hollow Brook Riding Academy!

Saddle up for a western-style riding adventure at Hollow Brook Riding Academy!

0:27
Oklahoma woman pleads guilty in fatal Newburgh drunk driving crash

Oklahoma woman pleads guilty in fatal Newburgh drunk driving crash

0:45
Yonkers officer faces charges in off-duty Bronxville accident

Yonkers officer faces charges in off-duty Bronxville accident

0:21
Dutchess County drivers awarded free cars after completing empowerment program

Dutchess County drivers awarded free cars after completing empowerment program

St. Barnabas High School marks 100 years of education at New Rochelle gala

St. Barnabas High School marks 100 years of education at New Rochelle gala

0:26
Luxury VIP experience coming to Woodbury Common Premium Outlets

Luxury VIP experience coming to Woodbury Common Premium Outlets

2:27
How to protect spring plants from frost and freeze

How to protect spring plants from frost and freeze