Student, 11, Takes School Bus on Joyride (AP)
NORTON SHORES, Mich. - An 11-year-old boy took the wheel of a school bus after locking the driver out, and went on a spin that left behind a trail of smashed mailboxes and broken utility poles.
No one was injured in the incident Thursday, officials said.
"I think we're all blessed in this one," said Terry Babbitt, superintendent of Mona Shores Public Schools.
The boy, a student at Ross Park Elementary School, was being taken home from school when he got off the bus at the wrong stop, Babbitt said.
The student ran up a driveway and into a garage. After the driver and a transportation aide got out to chase the boy, he dashed back into the small bus and started driving.
With another student still on the bus, the boy drove about two miles, plowing into mailboxes and striking two utility poles before coming to a halt.
The bus driver and aide were suspended pending an investigation.
The boy faces school disciplinary action but police said they did not expect to file charges.
No one was injured in the incident Thursday, officials said.
"I think we're all blessed in this one," said Terry Babbitt, superintendent of Mona Shores Public Schools.
The boy, a student at Ross Park Elementary School, was being taken home from school when he got off the bus at the wrong stop, Babbitt said.
The student ran up a driveway and into a garage. After the driver and a transportation aide got out to chase the boy, he dashed back into the small bus and started driving.
With another student still on the bus, the boy drove about two miles, plowing into mailboxes and striking two utility poles before coming to a halt.
The bus driver and aide were suspended pending an investigation.
The boy faces school disciplinary action but police said they did not expect to file charges.
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