CCS Bus Driver Arrested After Child Dragged

According to the Oneida County Sheriff’s Department on Nov. 2 Deputies responded to Martin Drive in the Town of Kirkland for a report that a 5- year-old child was dragged by a school bus.

It was reported that Tasha Van Dayne, 37, of Clinton, was operating a 2023 full-size IC-Bus for the Clinton Central School District on her afternoon route which stopped at the child's residence.

Multiple children exited the bus.

Van Dayne closed the school bus door as the last child exited the bus and the backpack of the child became trapped in the bus doors. The child was dragged a distance before the bus stopped.

The child suffered minor injuries as a result of the incident. The next day Van Dyne turned herself in to Deputies at the Law Enforcement Building.

She was arrested and released on an appearance ticket for the charge of Reckless Endangerment 2nd degree, misdemeanor.

Van Dayne is scheduled to appear in Kirkland Town Court on Nov. 16.

CCS Superintendent Chris Clancy put out a letter to parents Nov. 3.

He said the District’s Support Team was made available for the student and those students who witnessed the incident.

He also said the driver will no longer be transporting students.