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6-Year-Old Student Left On School Bus In Narragansett: Report

Narragansett school Superintendent Peter Cummings says the bus driver was fired after leaving the child alone for 20 minutes.

Superintendent Peter Cummings told WPRI 12 the bus driver was fired after "failing to uphold safety standards."
Superintendent Peter Cummings told WPRI 12 the bus driver was fired after "failing to uphold safety standards." (Caren Lissner/Patch)

NARRAGANSETT, RI — A 6-year-old student was reportedly unintentionally left alone on a school bus in Narragansett last week.

Superintendent Peter Cummings told WPRI 12 the bus driver was fired after "failing to uphold safety standards." According to Cummings, the incident happened at the end of a morning bus run, and the child was left alone for 20 minutes.

For more on this story, check out WPRI 12.

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