Police: Incident involving minibus trying to pick up students in Ronkonkoma was a miscommunication
By: News 12 Staff Sep 13, 2022, 9:20am Updated on: Sep 13, 2022
Police say a miscommunication between
providers led to a minibus mishap in Ronkonkoma.
The Connetquot Central School District sent a statement to parents Monday
saying a minibus approached three middle school students at their bus stop in
Ronkonkoma.
The
incident reportedly happened at 7:15 a.m. on Baeck Street when a male driver
asked for one student by name and requested they get on the bus. He told them
they would get to school faster if they went with him.
Officials say the students did not recognize the driver or the bus so they
refused and the man drove away. A few minutes later, the students' assigned
district bus picked them up and drove them to school.
The Connetquot School District released a statement this
morning saying in part, "It has been concluded that
yesterday’s event was the result of a miscommunication between transportation
providers regarding individual bus routes."
The district says it is thankful
the incident did not pose any danger to the safety or security of the school community.