MILWUAKEE — A Milwaukee father is speaking out after he says a bus driver refused to let his son, who uses a wheelchair, board a Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) bus, telling them it would make her late.

Deshaunte Smith and his son, DJ, were waiting at a bus stop when the incident occurred. DJ had missed his school bus, so they decided to take public transportation.

"It was my first time riding the bus in a very long time," Smith said.

Smith posted a video of the encounter on TikTok , which has gained nearly 15,000 views.

"I just wanted to ask her, you know, 'Hey, we're not going far up the road, do you go to Humboldt?' And she was like, 'Yeah,' and then I was like, 'OK, then we will just ride this bus. I was waiting for 66, but I'll just take this bus.' And she was like, 'Oh,

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