Social media post of Tarrant County students sitting on school bus floor raises questions, school system responds

A photo showing students sitting on the floor of a Crowley Independent School District bus has raised concerns about student safety.

In a statement to CBS News Texas, Chief Communications Officer Anthony Kirchner said, "Crowley ISD is aware of a social media post showing students sitting on the floor of a school bus."

District says seats were available

Kirchner's statement did not explain why students were on the floor or for how long. He said the 28-passenger bus had only 16 students on board and seats were available.

Makayala Lyons told CBS News Texas that her ninth-grade son was one of the students on the bus. Lyons said she didn't think anything was wrong until he FaceTimed her from onboard.

"I see him like just his face — and then he's like mom, 'You got to call and figure someth