Jury deliberates in bus aide trial after child with special needs died in NJ
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- Опубликовано: 23 янв 2025
- Toni Yates has more on the trial of 27-year-old bus monitor Amanda Davila.
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The child being nonverbal and the aide wearing *ear buds* is insane. She obviously didn't care.
She has a very sockable face. You can tell she's more annoyed at being held accountable than sorry for messing up. No cares given at all.
@@franklin8618 she obviously didn't get paid enough to care. This is an important job, so why do the people who do it make starvation wages!? Ask that question once in a while....
waste of tax money wasting time on people with problems
@@jaxhernandez6402 We Are Talking about a little Child here! A little girl!! What's wrong with you?? 😨😱🤦🤷💔🖤🕊️
And she sits in a front seat not having a view of the child
She should have been sitting in the seat across from this little girl. Not three seats in front of her on her phone. Hold her accountable!
Hold the owners of the bus company accountable for taking such an important position, and paying minimal wage for it.
_”three_ seats in front of her…”
basic math skills aren’t present here. 🤦🏽
Exactly y is she sitting there when da bus b empty
@@UgaldyManu write like an adult to be taken setiously.
@Yoseman1 hold your ass accountable 🤡
This is what happens when u hire whoever. This is why my son who is non verbal gets driven by me. I trust no one.
I’m a paraprofessional who absolutely loves working with non verbal kids. Breaks my heart what these kids go through, especially at the hands of “care takers”. I wish you and your little one well 💜
No this is why parents shouldn’t strap there kids in on the bus
You're doing the right thing for your child. Many paraprofessionals don't make enough to care, and are simply there to collect a paycheck. That poor precious child.
PERIOD!
I drive buses with children with wheelchair I have good experience with driving I don't put no seat belt on kids. And I always want an aide Dat I can get along with. And no phones toooo.
There is a major difference from a mistake and negligence
Exactly!!! It is amazing that someone would act like this was a simple mistake. Sitting in front, then watching on the back and seeing her uncomfortable or eventually worst, would maybe have been mistake but not checking her once and playing the victim? If i did this i would need ppl to put me away because i could never live with myself when a child died because i did not care to even barelly do my job, is completely absurd, her attitude should give her 10 more. I truly hope they lock her away a minimum of 20 years.
You can tell how little she values the life she took by her statements in court. It's infuriating. No accountability.
How would she notice the girl is choking? The girl is non verbal, the girl probably looked how she always looked then just looked like she drifted off to sleep. This isn’t the movies where things are all dramatic.
@be-dog-free am, if she would have been doing her work and sitting in front of the girl, she would notice. Ppl dont 'fall asleep' when chocking, does not matter if it is a f baby, they will get blue, struggle. How can you justify this?
@be-dog-free how sad to be this ignorant
A child is dead and she has no remorse.
How do YOU know she has no remorse? You lay on her pillow at night?
If it were you, would you feel? She didn't want to kill the child
She should have thought about that before playing on her phone with earbuds in her ears , not watching the child while she was at work. Her attitude is disgusting. @@luizamorena
No, she doesn't! Can u imagine her saying, " she made a mistake & family wants her in jail for 10 to 20 yrs", yes, she should be, that dear little girl is dead...smh...😔🕊🕊💜
@@luizamorenayes. I would feel absolutely remorseful as well as responsible because I wasn’t doing my job. One job. That’s all she had and she chose to play on her phone.
Sadly this is how many people who work in special education behave. Cameras will show this behavior nation wide.
i'm hearing impaired, nobody realized this till i was 7 so i was basically non-verbal i spoke a made up language out of misunderstood words, anyways the school put me in a speech class so i could catch up, the issue was that the teacher would slap me for not paying attention, like a week after i started the class my parents saw my injuries and i managed to explain to them a teacher did it and i didn't just fall or something, my parents complained, i don't really remember anything but i know due to the school's unchanging plans for me we ended up moving to the other side of the state so i could goto a better school.
I remember being a young child and witnessing abuse of special education students by their aids and teachers. I agree, this is a widespread problem.
Abuse in aged care homes is also a problem, a while back the australian media was running stories with videos from hidden cameras set up that caught their carers abusing them.
I got a job one time working for a home because the owner loved when they stop at the store I worked at on the way back from a special Olympics event. I was giving the guys high fives and congratulations on thier medals, she gave me a card and said I should give her a call if I wanted extra work. It was the best job I had until I went into business for myself.
my special ed teachers just gave us work packets to do all day and sat back probably telling themselves they are a great teacher. They didn't care about us kids they just wanted their job to be easy sit back and collect tax payers money for the job and the status of being a teacher. if it were todays day and age they probably would have been texting and looking stuff up on their phone after handing us assignments instead of up in front of the class actually teaching.
I was a bus aide and always sat accross the child in wheel chairs. I was paid to watch them and make sure they were safe on the bus. She should go to prison.
She will, there’s no way she’s getting out of that
You never used your phone and listened to music while on the bus with special need kid?
FOR SURE! As title 1 para; this is so gross
Exactly. What is she getting paid for if she's not watching the child!??!
I have a non verbal daughter. After seeing this I don't want her on the bus and not in our sight.
It was 100% her fault. She should have been sitting across from her and checking on her often to ensure she was okay. 😢
So she needs to go to jail for 10 years for being a bad employee who made starvation wages??
@@Yoseman1The aide's wages should not dictate her job quality. She was hired to watch and take care of the child and she failed. Her negligence caused the child to die. She needs to be held accountable for her irresponsibility.
@seekinggodfirst754 The wage shouldn't dictate the quality of employee?!? What F***ing dream world do you reside in toots? Come back to reality, and let me know when you arrive.
@@Yoseman1if she cared about her job she would have made sure the child was ok the whole ride but no her phone was more important. This is on her and she should have sat closer to the child without earbuds in her ears. She killed the little girl!
This tells us this wasn't the only time she didn't pay attention to the well being of Fajr & definitely not doing her job as BUS MONITOR!😔
she blames the family. what a despicable person she is.
Well they did strap her in wrong. Also you think she's gonna say "I'm an evil murderer"?
Sentence her to death
It was the families fault they didn’t strap her into her wheel chair properly, they probably did it on purpose. The family should be the ones charged, it’s the same thing as leaving your kid in the car during the summer.
@Nathan-lu2zz wtf are you talking about? it is fucking not equivalent to leaving your child in a hot car. the stupidity of you making that comparison, just wow. ytf would they strap her in incorrectly on purpose? do you realize how ridiculous you sound? good grief. my granddaughter is developmentally delayed, she rides the bus to and from school in her wheelchair every day. that b**ch was hired specifically to work with these children and if she was designated to ride along in the bus accompanying the driver it is 100% HER RESPONSIBILITY to ensure the safety of each child ESPECIALLY children in wheelchairs. i know for A FACT that it is her presence on the bus that allows for kids in wheelchairs to ride the bus at all. if the child's belts were fastened incorrectly when she boarded the aide should have been paying f***ing attention and FIXED THEM HER DAMN SELF. she is paid to do this shit. but she didn't. that little girl is dead. the aide is responsible PERIOD
@@Nathan-lu2zz so why the so-called caretaker was found guilty?
So let me get this straight, she’s the one who strapped her to the bus, the one in charge of looking out for her, THE ONLY ONE ON THAT BUS !! And she saying that there are other people at fault ???
She is saying the family put her in the chair strapped incorrectly
@ and once that baby was in her care, she should have made sure everything was straight but she didn’t, she chose to sit as far away as possible, not paying attention, on her phone. Complete negligence.
@@21truthbetoldit’s not the parents job to strap the kids on the bus, legally parents are not allowed to. It’s the driver’s and aids jobs to get them on and off the bus and make sure that their strapped in correctly
@@ThePlaybackRoom Those are big exaggerations
1:00 the family didn't come forward on whether they secured the girl. it's confusing on whether for sure the sister/mother incorrectly harnessed the daughter. Is it the claim of the aide? or the family actually did the initial harnessing?
What an ignorant person. Her lack of remorse and accountability is beyond comprehension and disgusting. Lock her up. Consequences!!
@@krissykris1302
She's making one excuse after another to avoid any accountability .
Exactly her one job was to look after and monitor that child but she didn’t do it with her back to her 3 seats in front of the child, while wearing ear buds and scrolling through social media.
exactly, no one should be on their phones while working.
@@olivegrove-gl3twGood luck enforcing that.
Maybe you could quit your awesome career and train these people to do that better.
D.E.I. in action..
She is at fault! How dare she try and minimize her responsibility and blame the family.
The family strapped her incorrectly in her wheelchair.
The bus lady DI NOT DO THAT.
The bus lady only secured the wheelchair to the ground.
Her mistake was not sitting next to the child n not checking on her this not catching the incident before it became deadly.
@@yvonnecortes_you surely must be related to the dumpy trash bag who neglected this baby! Listen fool. The family did NOT STRAP HER IN WRONG!! The bus aide is 1,000% at FAULT.. had she secured the child once she was placed on her bus, she would not have been strangled by the straps as the bus drove over bumps, turns, wiggles, hard brakes & pot holes you insensitive POS! That means her wheel straps were loose too! F**KU
@@yvonnecortes_ that my friend is the definition of child endangerment which could lead to 10 years of prison. I don’t know the protocol but I am guessing that before the bus is in motion she is required to check all straps including the one’s that’s attached to the wheelchair. Sad case and honestly I don’t feel any pity for this lady and hope she gets the maximum, bc of her negligence a child was sentenced to death.
@@yvonnecortes_ listen, she is PAID to pay attention. SHE SHOULD HAVE FIXED THE BELT if they were on incorrectly. what kind of loser mentality does it take for a person to recognize the attitude you claiming this aide is entitled to have is NOT appropriate behavior for anyone seeking to work with developmentally delayed children. my granddaughter is developmentally delayed and i have worked with children and adults with special needs. if you can't bring yourself to pay tf attention to wtf is going on then you should not be anywhere near these folks.
@@yvonnecortes_ "her only mistake" Lol the fact you are trying to minimize her mistake is ridiculous. She failed her job and a child's life was lost. Case closed.
She DIDN'T do her job properly 💯📌
She's a cold-blooded b****
Uh...she didn't do her job AT ALL
What’s the point of hiring a bus aid if they don’t actually watch the child? In that case, they could just have a driver and no aid… she wanted to get paid to play on her phone instead of watching the children. And now she has no remorse and takes no accountability. She’s blaming others, but if she’d done her job, the child would be alive.
True. But who hired her? And did they do their job to fully impress upon her her responsibilities or did they just offer her minimum wage and say it’s easy, just watch the kids.
@DarthLesbian she probably was underpaid and undertrained, but I can imagine that any training she did receive as a bus monitor would have advised her to monitor the children. Not to mention, common sense should tell you not to wear both earbuds while turning your back to the special needs child you’re supposed to be monitoring for the entire duration of a 40 minute bus ride. She really just didn’t care and that’s not a training issue.
@DarthLesbian except she didn't even watch the children did she?
The parents didn't hire her. The state did.
I was a bud aide. I have no idea how she even was allowed to make it that far without someone noticing. She's done this before and I hope they shred her for it. That phone doesn't come out unless there is an emergency, let alone double ear bud.
This is so terrible! My own autistic son was on his bus once when the clip lock to keep him from taking off the belt and running in the bus, was twisted and cutting off circulation. Because the aid was doing her job she was able to take care of it immediately and put my son in a new seat. He didn’t have the capability to ask for help at the time, but because she was paying attention and doing her job, he was fine. I can’t imagine! My heart breaks for the family
tell him to talk smh dumbass son you got
@@jaxhernandez6402another very low IQ keyboard warrior 🤦🏼
@@jaxhernandez6402you sound soft as pillow guts
@@jaxhernandez6402 I think I hear your mom calling you for lunch. Like, no, really your moms calling your name bro 🤣
I am a special education teacher and one of my students was in a similar wheelchair when it broke and he slid out the bottom. He almost strangled himself with a strap identicle to the one this little girl was wearing. We were desperately trying to free him. It was terrifying. He is also non verbal. We got him out safely. This situation is absolutely disgusting!
Why place the little girl behind you? Why would you not sit beside her and ensure that she was ok???😢😢😢😢😢 Poor baby.
Yes this was her only fault. She could have caught the incident bfore it became deadly.
@Kristo0oOo0o00o uhh? no one here is protecting the bus aid that didn't do her job and allowed a child to die
She didn't care to do her job, she just wanted the paycheck and tried to distract herself and ignore the poor little girl like she don't even exist and be glued to her phone in another world completely oblivious to the little innocent girls safety and wellbeing.
Sitting beside her is crazy. But she should have at least saw in the row ahead of her at most. Also it is probably long bus ride so it's they are allowed to use their phones and or listen to music like any sane person would in a bus ride... What's wrong with that? You really expect them to stare at the kid all bus ride long... LOL!!!!!
@@v4v819 you're not supposed to be using your phone when you're working unless it actually is part of your job. Her job was to watch a non-verbal disabled child, not her phone.
“Im sorry that a child is dead but chill”. She’s literally not taking any responsibility at all
She literally is what? Did we not watch the same video👀
@@yvonnecortes_ he’s repeating what the idiot defendant in the video said.
That’s exactly the vibe she gives!!
Not true, watch the video. She takes responsibility but doesn't think she should get 20 years in prison. I agree with her. Some guy was speeding (>100 mph) on a city street around here and T-boned a family of 5, killing all 5, and he got only 6 months in jail. But he was a rich white guy and she is a poor POC, so maybe you think 6 months for him and 20 years for her is fair? Sentences are so inconsistent in this country.
@@MyFiddlePlayer I love how you're turning this into a race and class issue when it's been a frequent problem in democratic cities and states with "people of color" receiving lighter sentences than everyone else so the judges and district attorneys don't have to feel racist.
Didnt even care to sit next to the girl, say anything to the girl, turn back to make sure the girl was okay. The little girl didnt mean anything to her. Not saying she wanted this to happen, im sure she would have helped had she noticed. But dang, how can you not even glance at the girl.
Young and dumb
I don't think that is true. I think she didn't realize anything bad could happen. Probably did it the same way every day and nothing at all went wrong, why would it go wrong today?
@@MyFiddlePlayerStill her job is to watch the little one, if she would of done her job she would’ve seen this child in distress.
Rest in peace angel.
Even for your OWN sake you should not be wearing earbuds while working in any responsible capacity, walking, looking after children. Good grief !!!!
Update: On Monday, Davila was found not guilty of aggravated manslaughter and not guilty of reckless manslaughter, but was found guilty of endangering the welfare of a child.
Once a child is in YOUR care, you assume responsibility, otherwise why are you even there. Throw her in jail.
she shouldve been sitting next to her!!!
Exactly
Big big facts it's her fault and da bus is empty toooo
She had one job omg
No shit
Give her 20 years alone for blaming others and not her self.
Give you 20 years for your superficial analysis. There is plenty of blame to go around here. Who thought that a child this fragile was safe to go on a bus in the first place? Who trained the bus aide and what SOP was she supposed to follow? Did she violate any SOP? In retrospect it would have been better if the aide had the child under direct observation, but was she ever told that was necessary? Was the seatbelt placed incorrectly? Was the child strapped into her wheelchair incorrectly? Did the child have a medical event that caused her to slump?
@@MyFiddlePlayer what an absolute load of nonsense to deflect away from her *blatant negligence*
@@MyFiddlePlayer I kind of agree on you. Buses are supposed to be safe but for a child to be as fragile as her should not be transported without their parents, mainly if they can’t speak to let you know of something. That woman may have reasons to be in jail but accidents happen, same would go as if she were asleep on the bus and not aware. Straps might have been faulty, honest mistake, and unintentional killing/not planned. IDC I’m tired and at this point who cares what you all reply to me. some of these are just my opinion p.
It was 100% negligence. For a child to be non-verbal and you’re not watching them, WITH EAR BUDS!! You are at fault….you had the simplest job. And couldn’t even do that??
I do wonder though, is she properly trained? Or is this just the first person they found for a minimum wage job without proper training. Because I’ve definitely had jobs that just dropped us in without explaining the full scope of dangers.
So I want to know if they picked some random woman and just dropped her in this position or if she was fully aware of her full responsibilities and duties. Not that it makes it any better for the family either way. But I want to know if she is fully responsible or if there is in fact someone above her who didn’t do their job either.
No she deserves accountability
She is hardly the only one at fault, but the other parties involved want someone to take the fall. There is plenty of blame to go around here. Who thought that a child this fragile was safe to go on a bus in the first place? Who trained the bus aide and what SOP was she supposed to follow? Did she violate any SOP? In retrospect it would have been better if the aide had the child under direct observation, but was she ever told that was necessary? Was the seatbelt placed incorrectly? Was the child strapped into her wheelchair incorrectly? Did the child have a medical event that caused her to slump?
@MyFiddlePlayer when I had kids in my charge when I did preschool they were in my vision and in my hearing range the whole time. Because I actually care. It's clear this individual cared more about her phone then another human being. Stop making excuses for someone's pathetic behavior. And lack of accountability. Even a 10 year old has more common sense then this person does
@MyFiddlePlayer btw I didn't say she was the only one at fault. Did I? But come on? She didn't sit next to the girl? Didn't look back at her even once? Didn't check on her even once? Then what exactly was she needed for on that bus? Since she didn't do a single thing? Was she just catching a ride thinking it was an Uber? Sad work ethics now
@@MyFiddlePlayer shove that 💩back up your arse
School bus monitors should be prohibited from using cell phone during working hours. In addition, there should be clear instructions as to where monitor should be seated during ride to and from school. I don't think it was intentional. Definitely, Neglectful.
I'm pretty sure they are but I have literally seen para professionals asleep not even knowing who their assigned kid was
No one thought it was intentional
It seems like she’s just there to keep the rowdy kids from acting up and she probably had the same ride over and over again with no issues. Why would she ever think this would happen. It’s hard to blame her. The kid should of had her OWN personal aide with her at all times!
YES! Her only mistake was not sitting next to her so she could continuously chk on the lil girl. She could have caught the mistake bfore it became deadly. Smh. They need to retrain everyone n explain the severity n importance of their job.
@@therealmulattoa lot of plp on these comments r saying it.
She is said to have seven years of experience for this job and when you have this job, you receive regular training throughout, which she did. Stop telling people to sue the bus company, aides are not employed via the bus company, they are employed through the school system. Lastly, her responsibility is to watch the child. In most cases they sit next to the child. She was supposed to sit across from her, not 4 feet away from her with her back turned and headphones on. Her mistake was being too complacent in her job and forgetting that she was responsible for a vulnerable child that despite their incapacitation still needed to be watched.
I can’t imagine how difficult it was for this dear young girl’s family to hear how heartless this lady was to the death of their daughter.
My heart goes out to this family for their tragic loss.
Looked like mom been enjoying time off from her reaction.
I’m a teacher, including in summer camps, and when I’m monitoring even non-disabled teenagers I would always at least sit facing them and never have earphones in even if I’m doing something else such as lesson-planning at the same time.
This gen doesn't realize that, the phone is not that important when you are supposed to be doing a very imporatant job, lock her up, mentally don't think that will fix her, and then again without a phone present maybe she will realize what she did wrong, Poor child may she RIP.
Which gen? This lady looks at least 35. But I agree that people generally are just addicted to their phones. They can’t even put it down to drive a multi-ton car or watch their children. It’s sad.
@@BF2391She's 27. I thought she was older than that. 😳
@@BF2391she is definitely not my age (35) and she’s not part of my generation. The generation after me have disrespectful, rude and uncaring people who mostly just think of themselves.
@@PinkHeart89 agreed, though every generation has tons of people like that…
@@PinkHeart89that’s every generation lady 🙄
This is a REAL CRIME! Her only job is protecting the children on the bus!
She talked about this child like she wasn't even human. I hope she gets life. 😔
Yall are literally laying! She did take accountability n she did not talk about her like shes not human. Literally just making things up cz youre caught up in ur emotions. Smh.
@@yvonnecortes_excuses after excuse this ho killed a kid idc
@@yvonnecortes_ shes absolute trash i hope she goes away for a very long time and your trash too for defending her
She may not have done it deliberately she may very well be a good person she may be a parent herself but her negligence pause this to happen and her ignorance during the situation that should have been handled with so much more care being a child was not present that day at the end of the day you are the one that directly or indirectly caused the death
Agreed, but I don’t think she’s a good person because she is talking like she doesn’t care and takes no responsibility
@@felishadiaz7227well she did claim partial responsibility but claim whoever strapped the kid in was at fault too. If that child was harnessed incorrectly, then that might be true. But she still failed to do her job which is ultimately why the child died.
she is not a good person. a good person would had sat with the child in sight and payed attention to the child she's paid to look after and care for. A good caring person would not distract themselves by using ear phones and looking up stuff on their phone while working especially when dealing with children and especially when caring for a disabled child. She is an absolutely despicable person.
Good people think of and take care of the people around them. She was being paid to watch the child and still couldn't do it. They literally could not even PAY her to be a good person LOL.
I don’t think she’s a good person. A good person would have done their job.
Even if it was a mistake she still wouldn’t be a good person because she isn’t begging for the maximum sentence and forgiveness. Instead she’s claiming it’s a mistake yet had the gall to blame the family and some unknown third party instead of taking accountability.
She’s proven that no matter the scenario she isn’t a good person.
Wow she takes no responsibility nor accountability absolutely no remorse this is sick
Did you watch the video? She has remorse but she is being made a scapegoat. There is plenty of blame to go around here. Who thought that a child this fragile was safe to go on a bus in the first place? Who trained the bus aide and what SOP was she supposed to follow? Did she violate any SOP? In retrospect it would have been better if the aide had the child under direct observation, but was she ever told that was necessary? Was the seatbelt placed incorrectly? Was the child strapped into her wheelchair incorrectly? Did the child have a medical event that caused her to slump?
@ being made scapegoat?!??!? For her own blatant negligence? Sounds like you belong in the cell next to her.
@ calling her scapegoat is absolutely disgusting. You vile waste of space.
@ the fact that you would even defend this negligence is absurd. Your nonsense is nothing but deflection.
I am a bus aid who works special needs and I can't tell you how hard I cried over this. My kids are my number 1 priority, and more than that, they are mine, I may not have birthed them, but they are mine, I love and treat them as such. This is so painful to hear about, she deserves to be charged with murder, no excuse, there is no excuse
Im a bus aid and were not supposed to be on our phones with kids on the bus .. no arguments and no if or buts! Shes guilty
A mistake that cost someone’s life, is she crazy?
Jail with no phone no internet is justice.
Yup people are addicted to phones.
Her job is to watch the children she blatantly failed at that one job, and the child died because of her negligence then she blames the family. SMDH
I have a son who is disabled and the monitor sits on the seat next to him. I’m thankful for her and she got a gift this Christmas! This lady is despicable! 😡just didn’t care about her job at all!
Is your son the only 1 on the bus? Because it's nice she sits next to him but what about the other kids?
@@mel...si just commented something about this. What if there were other kids n the aid was assisting someone else n this still happened? They still would have blamed her for it. Truth is its too risky to have these delicate kids out of your eyesight they should not b in public alone at the mercy of others. She was incorrectly strapped into her chair by her family n theres no way this lady thought anything bad would happen. She should have been next to her or checking on her which she didnt n that was her only mistake but it was not entirely her fault is my opinion. Big time accident n she doesnt deserve 20 yrs for this.
Call me insensitive but your child with special needs is your responsibility not the states.
Its crazy how inconsistent max sentancing is for various crimes in the US.
May she RIP⚘️.. she should have been sitting next to her..working with a non-verbal child should make anyone want to talk to them every day, praying and hoping that they will repeat something..May the good Lord give her mother strength and comfort😔
Nobody takes accountability for their own actions anymore
You got One job and you are incapable of doing it….
She needs to be punished !!!!!!!!!
That is total neglect .
Like really girl , you could check if she was strapped correctly… that is wrong on every level.
She was found not guilty on the manslaughter charges but guilty on child endangerment, which is the verdict I would've given.
Whoever hired her should also be held accountable. Hear me out - a lot more time and effort would go into employing people that actually care about children
Why did she not think it was part of her job to double-check the harness and sit next to the child?! Then to spread blame. "It's not fair..."
So many negligent people…..then you add phones and social media
They are paid to look and watch over the children, not to go look at their phone or go to sleep. A lot of negligence on their part. She should have sat next to her or where she could have been watching her. Coming from a bus driver, I often have to check the monitors job.
For near minimum wage because conservative a$$holes like you don't want to see an increase in your taxes. Then, these things happen. Blame yourself too.
Trying to blame the family when you failed to do your job is despicable!
Hope she gets the 20years
She deserves to do serious time. She took that baby's life in her own hands &she dropped it. That was her one job, HER job. She failed &now a little girl is dead. Take accountability, you coward!
The error by the family was CORRECTABLE, she is making is worse by blaming the family. If the aide had been watching, they could have pulled the bus over and fixed it. I knew another student that died on his bus in NJ. His aide is also criminally charged. She has a toddler with a disability who may be riding a bus like this (unknown if her child uses a wheelchair)
Agreed and shows NO remorse!!!!
Exactly is she noticed that why wouldn’t she fix it, that’s even more negligent
She has no remorse at all. Not even a little. She is shifting the blame and you can tell that she truly doesn’t think she is responsible. She called it a mistake. A child is dead. Mistake or not, it’s a huge deal. But she’s acting like it is not. I hope the family gets justice.
When ur at work stay off ur phone and do ur job so sad😢
How is there other people to blame? Looks like there’s 3 people there, 1 is a disabled child, the other is driving a bus, and then you have the defendant being lazy and neglectful. She can’t even argue she wasn’t trained properly because she admits she didn’t follow the rules
If she gets 20 years in prison, what about those salvages took people’s lives intentionally should get??
Her face says it all, has the "cool stuff, can I go home now?"
A "MISTAKE" that took a child's life! She failed at her job and she failed that child, she deserves to be convicted.
That's one hell of a mistake. We call it dereliction of duty. This little girl is not coming back.Why didn't she take the seat beside her to make sure that she could see her? A side glance would have saved her. That's crazy. She deserves every year! There needs to be a rule that when you are in charge of youths or people who need extra assistance you do not touch your phone until they get to where they need to be. Or in case of an emergency. This could have been avoided. 100%.
She has zero remorse and it’s 100% her fault.
Not her fault but on social media. She had one job and it cost a child’s life.
As negligent as this aide was, I think the hiring practices of aides are as much to blame. This case reminds us of how important aides can be in a disabled child’s life. Every new hire should be shown this video as a grim reminder of how something so trivial can turn tragic.
Phone addiction and laziness is a huge problem.
The prosecution said there wasn't evidence the family messed up, but the investigation indicated the girl's family was mostly to blame.
That's why this lady got off with child endangerment, but acquitted of the more serious charges. That mother and her sister should be held accountable for their failures too.
That woman did nothing to even remotely convince me she was doing her job other than buckling that poor girl into her death. That’s ridiculous. She didn’t take one look back. Her job in her mind ends once that bus is in motion. 🤦🏻♂️ simply keeping an eye on the one handicapped child until they arrive safely to the destinations. Phones need to be put away while you’re on shift. 🤷🏻♂️
how dare she say she’s partially accountable; made my stomach turn 🤮
She's correct dummy.
She didn’t strap the child in, so yes, she is partially responsible. Still negligent, but she’s not 100% at fault either.
@@americangirl6654 Certainly NOT "Criminally responsible." Should she lose her job? Yes. Go to jail? No way...
So she said she's partially to blame? So who is she blaming then? There was clearly no one else there to care for the child except her. From the looks of things she just didn't care, also she doesn't appear to be too upset that the little girl was being resuscitated. She just wants this to be swept under the carpet and forgotten about. I really hope she gets the maximum penalty in New Jersey for this.
I would be afraid to hire anyone for childcare in this day and age of device addiction.
She shouldn’t be charged for manslaughter
Bish, really..you just killed a girl...wow I'm speechless
Pattern recognition is something parents need to recognize. No matter how guilty it makes you feel. Your children are not safe under their supervision.
You had ONE job lady! Just one! Now a young baby is gone! You are going to prison! U could not stay off of your phone for one second!😢
My special needs brother was placed into a group home, since it was becoming too much for my parents to handle. Within less than 2 weeks, an aide mishandled by brother, causing him to fall and break his hip. He now lives back home with my parents. That aide showed no remorse either. These types of aides are everywhere, unfortunately. Rest in peace, sweet girl
I dont see the bus seatbelt being used. Only the harness in the seat. Its moving too freely
I don’t know how she can sit there and say that she doesn’t deserve punishment. A child is gone forever because she couldn’t be bothered to do her job.
If anything she should be begging for forgiveness and the maximum sentence but she can’t even be bothered to do that.
She was not paying her any attention whatsoever. She is literally sitting 3 seats ahead of her, literally doing her own thing. It was horrible. She didn't care at all.
This makes me so angry i hope they lock her up . That poor child did not deserve that . May she rest in peace 🕊️
Yeah just like the prosecutor said she chose to sit with her back turned towards the child. It’s her fault.
What a tragedy... And there doesn't seem to be a whole lot of remorse on her behalf.
20 years is fair for a life.
No, she needs longer. That child is dead. A Child...
You had 1 fairly simple job: sit in the correct seat and pay attention. You deserve more than you're going to get.
She is guilty of all of the above young people today have no sense of a work ethic and are addicted to their devices so sad their sense of character never has a chance to be developed in order to be or feel accountable nor responsible ! RiP baby girl!
She does not feel any remorse and that's so sad. That poor little girl did not deserve to die such a tragic and preventable death. I feel so bad for her family too.😢😢😢
I would look at her in a different light if she were to admit that it was her fault and maybe show some form of remorse. The judge will probably go hard on this woman.
Why is she sitting in front of her, her back to that little baby. Awful! She was negligent and absolutely needs to do every day of those 20 years!
10 yrs is crazy. a father left his twins in the car to die in nyc and got no time
Both this woman AND that father should've gotten LIFE.
So wait , you’re telling me a child died and the woman who should have been doing her job watching her ,should get less than 10 yrs?! That cow got to live her 27 yrs of life freely and that child doesn’t . Her mother carried that child for 9 months and sent her off to school and entrusted other trained adults with her care and she passes! Unacceptable ! This woman at the least deserves 10 yrs and you’re crazy for even making that statement .
I think it’s the manufacturer of the car seat 💺 to blame. No one ever thinks a car seat is going to k!ll someone come on
No, SHE is to blame.
I'm in special education and I work as a Speech-Language Pathologist. I do trainings for aides in my district to bring the humanity and Empathy, and passion back into their jobs. People with disabilities are human beings. I talk about respecting non verbal students, talking to them even if not expecting a response, and not ever, ever talking about inappropriate topics in front of them. I do this for this exact reason. ...Aides are not paid well so you get the bottom of the barrel sometimes, however, it is no excuse to deny anyone, especially a child with high needs, of their basic human rights and dignity. Rest in peace, beautiful ❤
So the parents buckled her in wrong? But it's the Aide fault. Naw.... that lady trusted the parents. She's just knew the parents did they job as they have always done.
No she buckled them in wrong. Stop making that b*******
She should absolutely be held accountable for her negligent behavior but whatever family member strapped her harness in should also be held accountable. She's right! She ISNT THE ONLY ONE at fault. If a parent let a child strap her in the patent should be held accountable.
I think both the mother and the bus aide are at fault here. The mother did not correctly strapped her daughter in the stroller, and the bus aid dodnr check to see if the child was secured correctly.
It doesn't matter... Once the child passed into her care, she needed to make sure the straps were right, and notice if anything went wrong. One hundred percent!!!
@@erinaa9486Nah parents need to be held accountable
It's not her fault man, she seems pretty apathetic towards life itself but she didn't purposefully neglect or want that child to be hurt in any way
Is her fault 100%
Before the bus moves you check the harness if the child is in a wheelchair, then the tie downs and seat belt are tight enough so the wheelchair does not move. You also sit within reaching distance of the child and check on them every 5 to 10 minutes to make sure they are ok. Your job is to look after the child, to make sure they get to where they are going safely. Not listen to music with headphones in or play on your phone. That would be an immediate termination of job where I work.
Has a trained aid she should of double check to make sure that baby was properly strapped in.
She should never be allowed near kids again and/or locked up for a very long time. She clearly doesn't care. "It's not my fault." That's nonsense. When I watch other people's kids, it's always my responsibility to make sure the children are okay no matter how they came to me. If something is wrong, I fix it. I feel bad for the girl's family that this irresponsible careless person did this to them.
Tell me you're a DEI hire without telling me
She makes a valid point
There’s serial killers and murders out here that get less time than what they are trying to give her
However she failed at her job and she needed to pay full attention to child
So sad