Bus Driver Keeps Girl On Bus Longer Than Others, Then Dad Learns It’s Because Of Her Hair

he looked at his daughter and knew that he had to do something very drastic his daughter had beautiful long hair that framed her young face his fingers closed around the Clippers handle and he gripped her hair and began to shave it all she cried and was upset about the crew-cut that her father had just given her but there had been no other option at least temporarily the problem has been solved [Music] Phillip Pieri lives in Utah with his 11 year old daughter he leaves home very early each morning to get to work which means that Isabella his daughter gets herself ready for school and on the bus every morning Phillip didn't worry much when his daughter brought home a late slip from school however when there were more and more of them over the next two weeks he started to become concerned Isabelle's early life was a happy time her home was a loving place despite the fact that her family wasn't very rich her father always worked hard and made sure that the family had what they needed his wife Patricia would always reassure him that everything would be alright but neither of them had any idea what lay ahead for them unfortunately Patricia was diagnosed with a terminal illness when Isabella was only three years old she battled the disease for the next six years before sadly passing away Phillip was heartbroken at the loss of his wife but he didn't give up he worked hard to provide and be there for his daughter this did however mean that young Isabella didn't have anyone to help her get ready for school in the mornings after losing her mother young Isabella became very independent she woke up early every morning and would get herself ready for school as difficult as things were she kept on going two years passed by in the blink of an eye without all the know-how that his wife had some things slipped Philips notice isabella suddenly started getting tardy notices every day philip drew Isabella aside and tried to find out what was going on however Isabella wouldn't talk to him not wanting him to know the truth and instead she just changed the subject Philip didn't push it but Isabella's behavior made Phillip become suspicious Phillip decided to leave work early one day and find out what was going on he drove to Isabella's school and parked on the corner he waited for her to come out and the bus to arrive Philip watched as Isabella came out and boarded the bus the way she was supposed to he followed the bus and then he noticed something unusual Philip understood that it wasn't easy for his daughter after the death of her mother and she had understandably changed the loss of a parent isn't easy for anyone let alone a nine-year-old recently however her behavior had changed drastically and Philip became increasingly concerned about his daughter Philip confronted Isabella that evening at first he just asked her about her day whether she was late due to over sleeping or if she had trouble sleeping but Isabella said no that was when he finally confronted her about the bus driver when he did Philip noticed the girl's eyes growing wide he asked her why she was being kept on the bus longer than the other children and whether that was what caused her to be late finally isabella broke down and told her father the whole story the driver had been holding Isabella back on the bus after all the other children had left the bus then she admitted that the reason had to do with Isabella's hair as it turned out after her mother's passing well Isabella could get ready for school she struggled with her hair this wasn't news to him however in fact the father and daughter had argued about her hair numerous times until he'd felt the need to take drastic steps he had tried as hard as possible to help untangle Isabella's hair but he didn't know how to she'd get mad at me for pulling her hair I didn't know how to do it he admitted that's when he decided to take drastic measures he took the Clippers he used to trim his own hair and used it to shave off Isabella's hair after inspecting her shorn head in the mirror Isabella was horrified when she saw what he had done but she didn't want to upset her dad she knew he was trying her best it took two years to grow out again when her dad suggested shaving it Isabella refused then they agreed on a compromise instead of Shaving Isabella's head again Philip took out a pair of scissors and cut half the length off but this didn't solve the issue and soon Isabella's hair was matted and unkempt again she had no choice but to tie it up to try and hide it until the day that the bus driver noticed Tracey Dean loved her job and she loved children when she saw that Isabella was struggling she knew she had to step in she saw that Isabella's hair had been cut the night four and suspected that her dad had no idea how to style it she asked her to stay behind on the bus and whipped out a hair styling kit from her handbag soon Isabella and Tracy's hair styling sessions became routine Tracy would calm Isabella's hair out every morning and played it into a French braid I could tell she was struggling with her hair we usually do two french braids first and once in a while she just wants one braid Tracy admitted in an interview but why did she do it at first it was slow going it took a full week of 10-minute sessions for Tracy to slowly untangle Isabella's hair she'd been slightly late for school on those days but Tracy knew it was important she has four children at home one who's almost Isabella's age but when Isabella began to open up about her mom Tracy couldn't hold back when Tracy heard about dza Bella's mom she started to cry Isabella was confused but then Tracy revealed something about her past she herself had had cancer just like Isabella's mom she knew she was lucky to have pulled through and was grateful that she could still be there for her children I didn't just survive for my husband or for my children I survived for these kids on that bus that need someone to talk to or do their hair or whatever Tracy explained in an interview I also taught Isabella how to brush her hair she'd get on the bus and she'd say I brushed my hair does it look good I'll say you did awesome naturally when Phillip found out about Tracy and Isabella's morning routine he was dumbfounded Isabella didn't want to hurt his feelings at first after all he had tried his best on dangler hair but Phillip is only grateful to Tracy one day Isabella came home and it looked beautiful I call her my princess and she looks the part she plays the part and her confidence is way up which is what I've been intending Phillip said soon the media caught wind of the heartwarming story and Tracy was hailed as a hero but she remains humble it's just the way my mom raised me to be nice to everyone people who need a little love in their life I like to give all the kids a chance even the naughty kids she said