The girl's parents were not impressed.
A schoolgirl with special needs was left distraught after a bus driver told her: ‘Yeah, if you keep eating that way you’re going to end up on “My 600-Pound Life.”‘
The slur is a reference to a TLC reality show that follows morbidly-obese Americans and explores how their weight is affecting their health. Nora, who attends Mac Williams Middle School, now suffers from reactive attachment disorder, where children who have been neglected fail to establish key social skills. She also has ADHD.Britni says the bus driver made the slur despite being aware of Nora’s health issues, which have seen her targeted by school bullies all year.
She added: ‘My daughter deserves better. The fact that society has let her down – number one, by her mom, and the school as a whole.
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