Settlement approved to cover school bus mishap

A judge signed off today on a $50 thousand settlement that will cover a mishap involving a five-year old boy and an Oconee school bus. Judge Maddox was told the boy, a special needs student, fell while getting off a bus on January 10, 2018 and broke an ankle. His mother says the boy has been left with anxiety including a fear of falling. Minus attorney’s and outstanding medical fees, the settlement will net the boy $17 thousand which will be held for him in a trust, according to the judge’s decision.