Hannah Silverstone is a sixth grader at Christa McAuliffe Middle School in West Palm Beach, where she is enrolled in the Exceptional Student Education Program for kids with disabilities. This year, she has excelled in all her classes but says her problem begins when the school day ends. Stay up-to-date: The latest headlines and weather from WPBF 25 "The first day of school, when my bus didn’t come, I was sad and crying," Hannah said. It all started after school that afternoon in September. Hannah was excited to get home and tell her family about her day but the bus she had memorized never passed by. "I was not happy about it because I had to stay there and wait when all the other kids went on their buses. Me and my friend had to stay at the school until our parents came to get us," she said. Her father, Bryan Silverstone, remembered it vividly."The very first day of school she calls up on the phone from the office hysterically crying my bus isn’t here, she was very upset," he said. Your neighborhood: Local coverage from WPBF 25 NewsBryan said he would accept a mistake made on the first day but in March her bus home is still consistently delayed."Anywhere from an hour and a half to two hours late every day," he said. The bus assigned to the school’s ESE students was so late one day Hannah considered other ways."I just don’t want to walk to my house. I would rather just the bus bring me to my house," she said. To prevent the 12 year old from walking alone, Bryan has had to sacrifice jobs. "At the end of the day I’m picking her up from school and its cutting into my day but I know she’s getting home safe," he said. Deep Dive: WPBF 25 News InvestigatesBut on Wednesdays, there’s a conflict so he has to pick her up before the last period. "I have to miss science class, my favorite class," Hannah said. Outside of school, Hannah shines at the Special Olympics each year, medaling in track and throwing events. But at school, she just wants to be treated like an equal. "It's not fair that all the other kids get a bus but the ESE kids don’t," she said. Bryan says the school district is actually breaking state law by violating Hannah’s agreed-upon IEP or Individual Education Program. It’s a specialized plan designed for each student in the district, Hannah’s guarantees reliable transportation to and from school. We reached out to the school district and have not yet heard back.