Found Safe Kayla Durler, 17, Mistakenly sent to school when school was closed, Pittsburgh, 5 January 2024

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Don't most busses have cameras that would show who gets on and off? They would know what busses were out on the routes closest to where she was and the drivers of those busses. It doesn't seem that it would take that much time to review those tapes They have the time frame, the area, the routes and the drivers. MOO MOO MOO
 
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PA - PA - Kayla Durler, 18, Transported to a Closed School - Pittsburgh, Allegheny County - 5 January 2024 ***Endangered*** [Down Syndrome]​


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Teen girl who had been missing since Friday morning found safe, Allegheny County police say

Police said she was dropped off at Sto-Rox High School Friday morning.
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[Includes Interview with Parents who describe Kayla's limited life experiences.]


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Knox said:
For some reason I can't get the video of Kayla's bio Mom to have sound? Anyone else? Post what she is saying please.

www.wtae.com

Teen girl who had been missing since Friday morning found safe, Allegheny County police say

Police said she was dropped off at Sto-Rox High School Friday morning.
www.wtae.com www.wtae.com
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First part
"I'm crushed, yeah, I'm dying inside here, I'm worried sick....She has never been anywhere."
(father) "The only place she's ever been to is if we took her."
"And she's too friendly...she'll go with anybody. That scares me to death, you know, because there are bad people out there, so it worries me."
 
ifindedout said:
First part
"I'm crushed, yeah, I'm dying inside here, I'm worried sick....She has never been anywhere."
(father) "The only place she's ever been to is if we took her."
"And she's too friendly...she'll go with anybody. That scares me to death, you know, because there are bad people out there, so it worries me."
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Thank you! :(
 
realanastasia said:
Sounds like she has transportation through a company contracted by her school (ABC Transit), and—like other school transportation services for students with special needs or physical limitation—they probably only transport individual studemts rather than running a full bus route where other kids are picked up before the bus arrives at the school. So if the driver assigned to pick up/drop off Kayla didn’t get the message that school was going to be held remotely on the date Kayla disappeared, they were likely surprised to arrive there and find it closed.

Now, the question is, why wouldn’t the driver have just turned around and brought her right back home? Were they afraid of consequences (for not getting the message about the school’s closure) from their employer? Was Kayla allowed to be at home unsupervised (if not, and her parents left for work when she departed for school, maybe the driver simply didn’t know where to bring her)? Did Kayla herself request to be dropped off elsewhere?
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IMO— my mother worked in elementary to middle education for 35+ years and ended up being an administrator. I often went to the schools she taught at I remember sometimes she would get assigned for bus duty if they didn’t have enough staff or teachers on hand. I remember her telling me that could not leave children at a stop without notifying the school and proposing a different pick up/drop off method.

This was Charlotte Mecklenburg school district probably in 2010 so I’m not sure if the policies vary or differ by state or if they have been changed. I also couldn’t imagine a private busing program leaving a child known on the spectrum without transportation or help back home but then again, this website proves me wrong every day.
 
Springrain said:
I would also like to add for context that, setting aside the hows and whys of whatever happened, the fact of Kayla being dropped off at school alone, without anyone there who has been instructed to pick up Kayla and escort her, is more than likely (in my experience in SPED) out of compliance with what would be outlined in her IEP (Individualized Education Plan) for her transportation services. The IEP is a legally binding document and activity that is out of compliance with what is mandated in the IEP is illegal. BTW, I am not saying that anyone should be fired or sued. I am simply giving my 2 cents as someone who has a lot of experience with IEPs and is almost finished earning a master's in special education.

If something, such as this terrible incident, happens as a result of being out of compliance with IEPs, the door opens to lawsuits and a vast array of other legal issues. And that is for cases far, far more minor than this one. I pray Kayla is safe and warm, and can be safely recovered - Even so, I don't think that will be the last of this. This was a big mistake. The district is screwed IMO.

Transportation for kids in special education, in most cases, is noted in the IEP under what is called the "related services" (that the student receives, provided free of cost by the school district). In Kayla's case, I am 100% confident that it would have been, seeing as she had Down's syndrome and received specialized transportation services (but again - this is just my opinion as a special education professional who has experience with IEPs and almost has a master's - take it with a grain of salt if you would like). The transportation services on the IEP are very important because, as with the rest of the IEP, it is legally binding.
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I completely agree. I grew up in schools with my mom as an administrator in middle and elementary. I have a hard time understanding how a specialized bus system could fail her knowing her condition and needs. Seeing this in my head— I could see very LITTLE possibility the bus arrived & told her there is no school & just left. If that is the case, the transportation system for public and private schools needs to be addressed. I think the school to transportation dynamic is a very important in the safety element and schooling.
 
ifindedout said:
First part
"I'm crushed, yeah, I'm dying inside here, I'm worried sick....She has never been anywhere."
(father) "The only place she's ever been to is if we took her."
"And she's too friendly...she'll go with anybody. That scares me to death, you know, because there are bad people out there, so it worries me."
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This is what I fear. I watched an episode similar to this case in which the mother said “she probably smiled at her attacker” (totally different case than this!!). That sentence stuck to me with persons like this :( I hope she is found safe soon!
 
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