UPDATE: South Bend student reportedly left on bus

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By Beth Boehne

Story Created: Sep 4, 2008 at 3:59 PM EST

Story Updated: Sep 5, 2008 at 12:58 PM EST

SOUTH BEND — School officials confirm they are investigating a report that a 5-year-old child was left on a school bus Thursday.

A spokeswoman for the South Bend Community School Corp. said Interim Superintendent James Kapsa is gathering information from the child’s parents, school and the transportation department.

"I lost one son,” said the boy’s mother Judy Holtsclaw. “I don't want to lose another one. I put the trust into their hands when I let him go to school.”

“Drivers are to check their buses when they finish their routes,” said Director of Transportation Judith Dahlstrom. “They are to walk their buses and use the child checkmate system which we have in place in all our buses."

It is believed the child was a student at Kennedy Primary Academy.

Stay with WSBT.com and The South Bend Tribune for updates.

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