HARRISON CITY — A former school bus driver has been charged with endangering an 11-year-old student by asking him to exit the bus and move a downed, live power line.

Patricia Ryan, 60, of Jeannette said that she “never intended to hurt anyone” during the April 15 incident in the Penn-Trafford School District.

Penn Township police say she endangered the welfare of the boy by asking students on the bus to get out and remove the power line.

The boy and his father said the boy's hand was burned, but he was not seriously hurt. The bus company, First Student, said that Ryan was removed as a driver later that day.

The power line fell when it was hit by a goose.