No evidence girl left behind: bus company
A Gold Coast bus company says its found no evidence a 12-year-old girl was left stranded after her transport card didn't work.
Surfside Buses launched an internal investigation after reports surfaced that Southport High student Lucinda Bleakley was left at a bus stop after her Go Card failed to scan.
The incident sparked concerns about the operation of the No Child Left Behind Policy, introduced after 13-year-old Daniel Morcombe was abducted and murdered in 2003.
The school boy had been waiting at a Sunshine Coast stop but was passed by a bus that was running late.
Surfside said investigations had so far failed to confirm the version of events put forward by the school girl's father.
"The information obtained does not support the events reported in the media," a company statement said on Tuesday.
"Surfside would like to speak with the father to ensure there is no additional information that may assist with our investigation."
The company said if a driver refused boarding to child, without compounding circumstances, he or she would be dismissed.
Lucinda's father Dean responded angrily to news his daughter wasn't allowed to board the bus on Friday morning.
"For the sake of $2.50, who cares?" he told News Corp.
"If the kids are in school uniform they should be taken to school."
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said Transport Minister Jackie Trad was being briefed on the matter.
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