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Two School Bus Drivers Resign Amid Investigation of Child Left Alone on Bus

The I-Team from ABC Action News uncovered a major mistake that cost two Florida bus drivers their jobs.

According to a Pinellas County School report, senior bus driver Susan Welch was supposed to be training Christopher Valentine. Valentine was dropping students off at Fuguitt Elementary School and supposedly did a search. However, he missed a student sleeping in one of the rows.

While the two drivers were inside a supermarket, the child was left on the bus, eventually waking up and roaming the parking lot. A shopper found the child and waited until the bus drivers returned. The child was reportedly unharmed.

As a result, both bus drivers handed over their keys to transport children and resigned.

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