I asked her. They told us in school, she said. The principal said there s a bad guy trying to kidnap children from buses. He said to be careful and to be sure our moms take us to the bus stops. There have been sightings lately of a maroon van whose driver is stalking kids at various bus stops in the area.
Parents are in a panic, and rightly so.
Schools are warning the children and teachers. Bus drivers are extra cautious about the cars waiting at each bus stop. When I go to the bus stop, I look for bad people, she said. They look like burglars, she said. They ve got masks on.