School bus driver charged in death of special needs student

19-year-old Hun Joon Lee was found dead on the bus that was supposed to take him to school.



This week in Whittier, California, a school bus driver was arrested in connection with the death of a special needs student who was found dead after being left alone on a school bus last September.

Driver of school bus where autistic teen was found dead is arrested

19-year-old Hun Joon "Paul" Lee boarded the bus that was supposed to take him to a transition program at the Sierra Education Center on the morning of September 12, but he never made it to school and he never came home. His body was found hours later still inside the bus, which was parked at the bus depot.

The bus driver, 36-year-old Armando Able Ramirez, was taken into custody on Wednesday and charged with a felony count of dependent adult abuse in connection with Lee's death.

Special needs student found dead inside school bus

19-year-old Paul Lee, who had a severe form of autism, was left inside a hot bus for several hours.



This is awful news out of Southern California... On Friday afternoon in Whittier, a special needs student was found dead inside a school bus. While the cause of death is still under investigation, it is believed he was on the hot bus for several hours while temperatures soared.

Autopsy Underway for Special-Needs Student Found Dead on Whittier School Bus

19-year-old Hun-Joon Lee, also known as Paul, boarded the bus on Friday morning. That afternoon, police found himfound lying dead in the aisleway of the bus, which was parked in the school district parking lot. The substitute bus driver apparently forgot Paul was onboard.

The Lee family questions how Paul, who had a severe form of autism, stood 5-foot-11 and weighed almost 300 pounds, could have been overlooked. They believe he was the on the bus and forgotten for almost nine hours.

Couple arrested for keeping autistic son in cage

Parents allegedly caged 11-year-old boy to control his behavior



Some awful, appalling news out of Southern California... Last week in Anaheim, two parents were arrested after authorities discovered they were keeping their 11-year-old autistic son locked up in cage.

Autistic boy, 11, allegedly kept in cage; parents arrested

Child protective services and police were called to the home of 40-year-old Loi Vu and 35-year-old Tracy Trang Le on a tip that a boy was being kept in a cage. Authorities discovered a large dog kennel containing a mattress, where the parents were apparently keeping their son as a way to control his violent outbursts.