Forney daycare worker charged after child left on hot bus

A Forney daycare worker is facing criminal charges after a 5-year-old girl was left in a locked bus on triple-digit day.Her mother eventually found her still on board in the daycare parking lot two hours after she’d been picked up from school.Forney 5-year-old left on busThe incident happened on Aug. 14 at Arka Montessori, located off Pinson Road in Forney.The police report is heavily redacted since it involves a minor. However, according to the family’s attorney, the 5-year-old was picked up from her school by a bus operated by the daycare. She fell asleep on the ride, and the driver reportedly did not check to see if she got off.That driver, 37-year-old Jessica Smith-Ward, is now charged with child abandonment and endangerment, according to the Forney police report.The family’s attorney said the girl was inside the hot bus for more than two hours.It wasn’t until her older sister went to pick her up that they realized she was missing. The older sister called their month and the two we