Bus Driver Accused Of Abusing Boy With Down Syndrome

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Bus Driver Accused Of Abusing Boy With Down Syndrome

Wed May 7, 7:38 PM ET

MILWAUKEE - A school bus driver has been charged with abuse after a 9-year-old

with Down syndrome secretly taped the driver hitting him while trying to make

him behave.

Duchow, 28, was charged Tuesday with felony abuse of a child and

misdemeanor disorderly conduct, carrying a possible maximum penalty of 6 1/2

years in prison.

" I never, ever expected to hear what we heard on the tape, " said Rosemary

Mutulo, whose son has Down syndrome. " It made me sick to my stomach to

hear this man threatening my child. "

The Mutulos put a tape recorder in 's backpack because they wanted to know

more about reports that he was misbehaving on the bus. They brought the tape,

recorded April 29, to officials' attention and police arrested Duchow over the

weekend.

Duchow admitted slapping the child in anger and hitting him in the leg,

according to the criminal complaint. The complaint notes that also has

attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

His parents played some of the tape for reporters at a news conference Tuesday

afternoon.

The driver can be heard shouting at because the boy is making bus engine

noises, yelling and fiddling with his seat belt. At one point, the driver stops

the bus and moves toward the boy, followed by what sounds like a hand slapping

clothing. The driver can be heard threatening to break the boy's arm and beat

him, and warns, " Stop before I beat the living hell out of you. "

, attends the Academy of Accelerated Learning, a Milwaukee public school.

A Milwaukee bus driver is expected to be in court Wednesday to face charges of

child abuse and disorderly conduct for allegedly abusing a boy with Down

syndrome.

Mutulo, 9, can't always communicate, but he's a very active little boy.

" Our problem with is that he loves everybody, however, he's just like any

other child, he doesn't behave all the time, " 's mother, Rosemary Mutulo,

said.

's parents said reports of his bad behavior at school, the Academy of

Accelerated Learning, and on the bus, motivated them to slip a tape recorder

into his backpack.

" We had no way to knowing exactly what was going on, so our motivation was just

to find out what 's behavior is, " 's father, Vince Mutulo said.

But 's parents were not prepared for what they heard on the tape -- the

voice believed to be that of the bus driver from Specialized Care Transport and

their son.

" Put the seat belt down, now, " the bus driver said.

" No, " said.

" Now, " the bus driver said.

" No, " said.

" I'm going to slap the hell out of you, " the bus driver said.

" Needless to say we were absolutely shocked. I was nauseated the first time I

listened to it and then I cried through the rest of it, " Rosemary Mutulo said.

The driver, Duchow, was arrested on Saturday, after police say he admitted

to threatening and hitting .

He said he lost control.

" We take this very seriously, and we'll do whatever we need to do to ensure that

this doesn't happen again, " said Don Hoffman of Milwaukee Public Schools.

But the mother of another boy who rides the bus said she complained to the

school months ago about Duchow.

" Then I seen him get off his chair and went and grabbed so hard by his

shoulders and was crying, " Palacia said.

's parents are outraged, and said they'll fight for video cameras on all

special needs busses.

" These kids have a future, and they need to know that they're protected and that

they're safe, " Vince Mutulo said.

The owner of Specialized Care Transport said he's never had a complaint against

Duchow, since he started driving last fall. He calls this an isolated incident

and said the company deeply regrets it.

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In a message dated 5/8/03 1:51:25 AM Eastern Daylight Time,

sgarvey@... writes:

> Duchow admitted slapping the child in anger and hitting him in the leg,

> according to the criminal complaint. The complaint notes that also

> has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

>

>

>

that is one of our greatest fears-that some SOB will mistreat Keion because

they don't care to deal with him.makes us want to keep him by our side but

then he deserves a life.hope that driver is hung out to dry

The Grammas & Keion

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Isolated incident my ass.

Hope they fire him.

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Bus Driver Accused Of Abusing Boy With Down

Syndrome

> Bus Driver Accused Of Abusing Boy With Down Syndrome

> Wed May 7, 7:38 PM ET

>

>

>

> MILWAUKEE - A school bus driver has been charged with abuse after a

9-year-old with Down syndrome secretly taped the driver hitting him while

trying to make him behave.

>

>

>

> Duchow, 28, was charged Tuesday with felony abuse of a child and

misdemeanor disorderly conduct, carrying a possible maximum penalty of 6 1/2

years in prison.

>

>

> " I never, ever expected to hear what we heard on the tape, " said Rosemary

Mutulo, whose son has Down syndrome. " It made me sick to my stomach to

hear this man threatening my child. "

>

>

> The Mutulos put a tape recorder in 's backpack because they wanted to

know more about reports that he was misbehaving on the bus. They brought the

tape, recorded April 29, to officials' attention and police arrested Duchow

over the weekend.

>

>

> Duchow admitted slapping the child in anger and hitting him in the leg,

according to the criminal complaint. The complaint notes that also has

attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

>

>

> His parents played some of the tape for reporters at a news conference

Tuesday afternoon.

>

>

> The driver can be heard shouting at because the boy is making bus

engine noises, yelling and fiddling with his seat belt. At one point, the

driver stops the bus and moves toward the boy, followed by what sounds like

a hand slapping clothing. The driver can be heard threatening to break the

boy's arm and beat him, and warns, " Stop before I beat the living hell out

of you. "

>

>

> , attends the Academy of Accelerated Learning, a Milwaukee public

school.

>

>

>

>

>

>

> A Milwaukee bus driver is expected to be in court Wednesday to face

charges of child abuse and disorderly conduct for allegedly abusing a boy

with Down syndrome.

>

> Mutulo, 9, can't always communicate, but he's a very active little

boy.

>

>

> " Our problem with is that he loves everybody, however, he's just

like any other child, he doesn't behave all the time, " 's mother,

Rosemary Mutulo, said.

>

>

> 's parents said reports of his bad behavior at school, the Academy of

Accelerated Learning, and on the bus, motivated them to slip a tape recorder

into his backpack.

>

>

> " We had no way to knowing exactly what was going on, so our motivation was

just to find out what 's behavior is, " 's father, Vince Mutulo

said.

>

>

> But 's parents were not prepared for what they heard on the tape --

the voice believed to be that of the bus driver from Specialized Care

Transport and their son.

>

>

> " Put the seat belt down, now, " the bus driver said.

>

>

> " No, " said.

>

>

> " Now, " the bus driver said.

>

>

> " No, " said.

>

>

> " I'm going to slap the hell out of you, " the bus driver said.

>

>

> " Needless to say we were absolutely shocked. I was nauseated the first

time I listened to it and then I cried through the rest of it, " Rosemary

Mutulo said.

>

>

> The driver, Duchow, was arrested on Saturday, after police say he

admitted to threatening and hitting .

>

>

> He said he lost control.

>

>

> " We take this very seriously, and we'll do whatever we need to do to

ensure that this doesn't happen again, " said Don Hoffman of Milwaukee Public

Schools.

>

>

> But the mother of another boy who rides the bus said she complained to the

school months ago about Duchow.

>

>

> " Then I seen him get off his chair and went and grabbed so hard by

his shoulders and was crying, " Palacia said.

>

>

> 's parents are outraged, and said they'll fight for video cameras on

all special needs busses.

>

> " These kids have a future, and they need to know that they're protected

and that they're safe, " Vince Mutulo said.

>

> The owner of Specialized Care Transport said he's never had a complaint

against Duchow, since he started driving last fall. He calls this an

isolated incident and said the company deeply regrets it.

>

>

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story & u=/ibsys/20030507/lo_wisn/1607718

>

>

>

>

> Sissi Garvey

>

> Kids' Page

> http://www.isoa.net/~nitetrax/original.htm

> Boone's Art Page

> http://www.isoa.net/~nitetrax/bart.htm

> Dillon's Music Page

> http://www.geocities.com/flaremusic

>

> " If it doesn't spin, it's broke. "

> Boone Garvey (not a direct quote -- more like an attitude)

>

>

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He needs to be fired immediately. And he should never

work with kids again. And then we can all take turns

smacking him.

GRRRRRR.

Tuna

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, 8, ASD

, 4, NT

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Yep... I heard this on on the news.

Made me SICK.

Bus Driver Accused Of Abusing Boy With Down

Syndrome

Bus Driver Accused Of Abusing Boy With Down Syndrome

Wed May 7, 7:38 PM ET

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's parents are outraged, and said they'll fight for video cameras on

all special needs busses.

<<<<<<<

What a GREAT idea!