My issue with this parent is the same as I have with idiots in traffic- what if every parent did exactly what she did? So in this case you would have 30 or 40 cars following the bus, all trying to keep up.
To me, that potential for a major traffic issue should have been easily conceivable to the parents. At the very least they should have known that the bus driver would now be paying extra attention to them following the bus; and less attention towards his job of keeping the kids safe. And in the end it is a final irony that because they wanted to see first hand that their child was safe that they actually put them at risk. Fotunately the traffic incident they witnessed was extremely minor.
If they wanted to know the route, then get the map and drive it on their own. If a danger did ever come up all the parent could do is witness their child in said danger; would it be better to see your kid die with your own eyes?
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