A disturbing incident on a school bus in Green Bay, Wisconsin, has left a community reeling and a family demanding answers. Lillian Waldron, a 10-year-old girl with developmental delays, was brutally bitten by another student while riding the bus home from Langlade Elementary School. The attack was so severe that it left Lillian with multiple bruises on her arms, and her parents are outraged that the bus driver did nothing to intervene.
Lillian’s parents, Lynn and Chad Waldron, were horrified when they discovered the extent of their daughter’s injuries. Since Lillian is nonverbal, she couldn’t tell her parents what had happened, but the bruises on her arms told a gruesome story. The Waldrons are now speaking out, demanding to know why the bus driver failed to protect their daughter.
The incident was captured on video, which the school principal described as “gruesome and horrifying.” The video shows another student biting Lillian repeatedly while she was restrained in her child safety seat. The bus driver’s failure to respond to Lillian’s cries of pain has raised serious questions about the school’s policies and procedures for protecting vulnerable students.
In response to the incident, the school district has taken steps to ensure Lillian’s safety, including removing the student who bit her from the elementary school and providing Lillian with a safe transportation arrangement. However, the Waldrons believe that more needs to be done to prevent similar incidents in the future.
They are calling for the school district to provide additional support and supervision on buses carrying special needs students. While some may argue that this would be expensive, the Waldrons believe that the cost of providing a safe and supportive environment for all students is worth it. As Lynn Waldron said, “I would like to see this not ever happen to another child. No other child needs to go through what Lilly went through.”
