CHERRY HILL TWP. — The father who took to YouTube two years ago lambasting the Cherry Hill teachers he said verbally bullied his autistic son has taken to the web again, this time criticizing the district's bus company for dropping his son off at the wrong house.

According to Stuart Chaifetz, a substitute bus driver and a substitute aide, both employed by Holcomb Bus Service, dropped his 12-year-old son Akian off at the wrong address on Tuesday, July 8. The aide then let Akian into that home, through an unlocked front door, and "abandoned him there," said Chaifetz.

"Due to a clerical error, the bus had the wrong address," said the father in an email on Wednesday. "However, I hold the bus company 100 percent responsible for what happened, as the day before my son was returned to the correct house, and that error should have been fixed by the bus company. In addition, and most importantly, under no condition should a child, especially one with special needs, be abandoned in any empty house. Either the bus aide was not trained, or so poorly trained, that she did not even think that it was wrong to leave a special needs child without handing him over directly to his parent."

According to Chaifetz, his son was left alone in the house for approximately 10 to 15 minutes, until the homeowner, who had been out walking her dog, returned.

"He still had his backpack on and he asked her, 'Where's dad?'" said Chaifetz.

Fortunately, the homeowner, whom Chaifetz did not identify, recognized Akian from the neighborhood and walked with him up the street to his father, who had been waiting in front of their home.

Chaifetz on Wednesday uploaded a video to YouTube calling for Gov. Chris Christie and the Legislature to enact stricter rules for the training of bus drivers and aides.

"These aides are low-paid and part-time workers, and yet they have the weight of the world on their shoulders," said Chaifetz in a phone conversation. "We need more training and it needs to be enforced.

"This could've been a disaster."

In the video, Chaifetz states that when he sought an explanation from the bus aide, he was told, "I saw a tall man through the door that was present when the student entered, so I assumed everything was fine."

A representative from Holcomb Bus Service did not immediately return a request for comment.

Barbara Wilson, a spokeswoman for the Cherry Hill school district, said school officials met with Chaifetz and his son and apologized to both soon after the incident occurred.

"First of all, we are grateful that the student was safe, and we discussed the issue with the father when it happened," said Wilson. "In response, we have identified procedures to prevent the reoccurrence of this event, and have instructed all of our contracted bus vendors of the need to implement these procedures."

According to Wilson, those new procedures will include making sure that students required to be left in the custody of a parent or guardian when they step off of the bus aren't left unaccompanied.

The last time Chaifetz posted a video on YouTube, in April 2012, it ultimately garnered nearly 5 million views and attracted coverage from around the country.

In that video, the father explained that he had placed recording device on his then 10-year-old son after officials at Horace Mann Elementary School claimed he had been hitting staff.

In the resulting tape, one staff member can be heard bragging to another about how much she drank the night before. Chaifetz said in the video he believed this took place because the class only contains children with autism who have trouble communicating.

Later in the recording, a teacher speaks to students in a harsh tone, then tells a student — allegedly Akian — "shut your mouth."

More clips are presented later in the recording, allegedly showing teachers dismissing and mocking Akian as he cried, but it was unclear from the audio what was being said.

Chaifetz turned the recording over to the school district. Asked on Wednesday if he had ever heard what had become of the teachers, he said he would have "an announcement" regarding the incident come September.

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