Alabama mother accused of illegally boarding school bus
DECATUR, Ala. – An Alabama woman is accused of illegally boarding a school bus because she believed the driver was yelling at her child, authorities said.
Amanda Michelle Goins, 37, of Decatur, was arrested on Monday and charged with trespassing, disorderly conduct, assault with bodily fluids and aggravated assault, WAFF-TV reported.
Police confirm Goins was the cause of an “altercation” with a Decatur City Schools bus driver on Oct. 19, WAAY-TV reported.
Michael Douglas, superintendent of Decatur City Schools, said that a parent, later identified as Goins, violated an act that forbids anyone from entering the bus without the directive of a school administration or a bus driver, according to WAFF.
Douglas said that once she boarded the bus, Goins made accusations toward the driver, according to the television station.
Unlawfully entering or interfering with a school bus in Alabama can result in an arrest under a law signed in 2013 by then-Gov. Robert Bentley, according to School Transportation News.
The law was named for Charles “Chuck” Poland Jr., a bus driver fatally shot on Jan. 29, 2013, in Dale County while trying to protect other students as a gunman kidnapped a 5-year-old boy from the bus, AL.com reported. The kidnapped boy was later freed and the gunman was killed, according to the website.
Goins was released after posting $1,200 bail several hours after her arrest, WAAY reported.
