After a bus transporting Westland Middle School students malfunctioned and caused antifreeze to leak into the passenger cabin Friday morning, parents in the school community created an online petition demanding Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) address concerns around fleet maintenance, inspections and communication with parents.
As of the time of publication, the petition had 175 signatures.
The petition alleges that the students riding Bus 1113 to Westland Middle School in Bethesda “were subjected to a terrifying, traumatizing and nearly disastrous safety situation” when the engine in the rear of the bus malfunctioned and caused “eight gallons of highly pressurized antifreeze to be poured and aerosolized around the entire cabin, saturating everyone’s clothing, backpacks, and contacting skin and eyes.”..
There are quite a few of them transporting the students:
ReplyDeletehttps://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/siteassets/schools/middle-schools/s-w/westlandms/uploadedfiles/homepage/wms---412---bus-departures-updated-oct-1-2023.pdf