School questioned at bus crash inquiry
Posted Mar 31, 2010 4:19 pm.
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The head of Third Academy was grilled Wednesday morning by the judge at a fatality inquiry into a deadly bus crash on Crowchild Trail in October 2007.
The school’s C.O.O., Sunil Mattu, told Judge Bruce Fraser he was aware of only two complaints about bus driver Louise Rogers, even though others have told the court they complained to the school a number of times about the driver.
Rogers was behind the wheel of a bus that crashed and killed 9-year-old student Kathelyyn Occena, two and a half years ago.
Her supervisor says she knew Rogers was dealing with emotional issues but was under the impression she was seeing a psychologist at the school.
Arlene Waldner says she thought Rogers was fine to drive the school bus.
Waldner testified she received two complaints about Rogers’ driving in September, 2007, including one from a teacher who was told by one of her students that Rogers would talk on her cell phone while behind the wheel.
Waldner also says someone else complained about Rogers the day before the crash.
