Olsen Not Dwelling On Friday Bus Incident

While multiple media outlets reported on superintendent Bill Olsen's five-year-old grandson being left in a bus last Friday, Olsen himself wants to move past the incident.

In a statement to Patch this morning, Olsen stated that while the incident required immediate action, he believes that the matter has been resolved and it wasn't worth lingering upon, and that at no time did he have any concerns that the incident would end in a similar manner to the 13-month-old child that recently died in a Dorchester bus.

“Everyone's moving on,” he said. “It was an unfortunate occurrence, as the bus company and the driver had good records, but it was a reminder that we always need to remain vigilant because child safety is paramount.”

The driver, who was terminated following the incident, claimed that the child wasn't visible behind the large seats on the bus.