Sayreville dad arrested after school bus fight

Sayreville police said a 31-year-old borough man was arrested Tuesday morning after a dispute with a school bus driver at a neighborhood stop escalated into an assault charge. Officers were sent to the intersection of Lakeview Drive and Solook Drive at about 8:41 a.m. on May 13 after reports of an altercation involving a parent and a driver, according to local media accounts citing police. Investigators said the confrontation began when a child tried to board at an unauthorized stop and the driver refused entry. Police identified the man as Roshan Howington of Sayreville. ### How did the confrontation start at the bus stop? Police said the incident began when a child attempted to get on the bus at what authorities described as an improper or unauthorized stop. The driver denied the child entry, and the child’s father then began arguing with the driver, according to reports from Patch, News 12 and New Jersey 101.5 citing the Sayreville Police Department. The intersection of Lakeview Drive and Solook Drive was the location police gave for the incident. Officers said the bus already had several children aboard when they arrived. ### What did police say the father did? Roshan Howington was found standing in front of the school bus, police said, preventing it from moving. Authorities said he shouted at the driver and physically obstructed the bus’s path after the child was turned away. (patch.com) Patch reported that police said Howington also tried to strike the bus driver during the confrontation. (patch.com) Police charged him with assault, according to those reports. The publicly available reports reviewed did not indicate in detail whether additional charges were filed or whether he had entered a plea. ### What do Sayreville school transportation rules say about bus stops? Sayreville Public Schools says on its transportation page that parents should not ask drivers to stop at places other than the designated stop. (tapinto.net) The district also says students are not allowed to change their bus. The district’s transportation guidance says the rules are intended for student safety and to protect the lives of children riding the bus. (patch.com) The same page tells parents to help students be on time at the bus stop and to cooperate with school officials in support of the transportation safety program. ### Who runs the district and where is that information posted? Sayreville Public Schools lists Superintendent Richard Labbe on its district information page. (sayrevillek12.net) The district administrative offices are listed at 298 Ernston Road in Parlin. The transportation department page includes contact information for the district’s bus office and links to route notifications and bus safety information. The district also offers a parent bus-tracking app, according to its website. (sayrevillek12.net) ### What is known about the case now? News reports published between May 12 and May 15 said the arrest followed the morning confrontation and cited the Sayreville Police Department as the source of the account. (sayrevillek12.net) The available reports do not describe any injuries to children on the bus, and they do not indicate that the driver was seriously hurt. (sayrevillek12.net) As of May 16, the next public reference point is the district’s posted transportation guidance, which remains available on the Sayreville Public Schools website while the police case proceeds. (sayrevillek12.net) (longisland.news12.com)