Elk Grove Student Living With Autism Dropped Off At Wrong School, Left Wandering Alone
An 8-year-old living with severe autism was dropped off at the wrong school by an Elk Grove Unified bus driver with no way to ask for help.
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An 8-year-old living with severe autism was dropped off at the wrong school by an Elk Grove Unified bus driver with no way to ask for help.
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