Some Anne Arundel County parents are questioning why their 6-year-old children were dropped off by a school bus along a very busy Ritchie Highway on Tuesday afternoon.

The four first-graders were on a bus from Jones Elementary to the Smart Fit Kids aftercare program.

The bus driver stopped near the parking lot's entrance, along the shoulder of Ritchie Highway, according to parents.

"Something wasn't right"

The parents believe the children were forced off the school bus.

Lauren Lathrope's daughter attended Smart Fit Kids last year, and when she felt like something wasn't right, she spoke up to the driver.

"She told the bus driver, 'This isn't where we usually get off. We go in the shopping center and we're dropped off at the door,'" Lathrope said. "The bus driver [said], 'No, you need

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