Could A Bus Driver Be Fired For This Behaviour

Do you think the school bus driver should be fired for not pulling over and calling police for child's safety?

A friend of mine from Tennesse called me up very upset to tell me that her 13 year old nephew, that's in the 8th grade, who has aspergers, was hulmilated and beaten up in his school bus by a 10th grade boy who's twice the size of him. His grandmother noticed a huge knot on eye and that his glasses were broken. She asked him what had happend and he didn't try to tell her at 1st, but then confessed that someone had kicked his face on the bus ride home. Nobody from his school notified his family. His grandmother called the school and if she hadn't, my friend's nephew was going to say he slammed his face on a door. The grandmother has custody of her nephew so when the school finally called the grandmother 3 days later, They had a disc of what was recorded on the bus ride. His grandmother, the bus driver and the police officer all viewed it at the same time. The 10th grader kept punching my friend's nephew repeatedly as her nephew sat on his seat looking down and did nothing to defend himself. The 10th grader pulled him out to the aisle and pushed him down to the floor to make him look like he was performing oral sex on him. The other school students cheered on and gave high fives to the 10 grader. As her nephew was trying to struggle to get up, the 10th grade boy continued to kick him in the face and broke his glasses. The bus driver said that she saw the boys in the aisle and told them to get in their seats and that's all she could really do, but didn't think it was that serious. Of course the 10th grader is getting charges on what he has done, but wouldn't you think the bus driver could of at least pulled the bus over, notify the school or/and call the police? I know that's what any bus driver I know would have done. That's what my bus driver would do during my time. My queston is do you think the bus driver should be fired or sued for not making sure that a child, especially a child who has aspergers, was safe? She knows of his disability and this is a public school, incase you're wondering.
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I need help with my racist bus driver?

So i just moved here in idaho its my 3rd week here im a sophomore in highschool and have lots of friends but theirs one thing i hate and its my racist bus driver. So on my first day of school I went on the bus and the smelly white lady told me to sit in the back of the bus so i did i thought it was sighn seats an all but i wrong and there was alot black kids there and the empty seats up front, where the other kids are usally white etc. so i became friends with this white kid in my english class and he said she (bus driver) is racist and she framed a black kid for eating her fried chicken and leaving it on the bus. I cant take this anymore every day is hell on the bus and she plays her nasty country music loud and be an asshole to me and my black friends what can i do to get this lady fired.

Bus driver was fired! Do you think this is wrong?

I don't see this as an issue. If this event took part on an airplane the boys would have had any and all means to stop and restrain them.

A fight on a bus is dangerous and frightening for other passengers and if a bus is moving the door can be forced open by emergency switch therefore adding to the danger.
The perception of threat is compounded by the very large number of young children carrying knives.

I am aware that a number of bus drivers are faced with violent threats including knives daily.
I do not think that any reasonable person would argue against the fact that the driver is in a position of absolute authority and passengers should obey his command (as if it were from the captain of a ship or plane).

In my view any physical restraint would be appropriate and as there were no obvious signs of injury I must conclude that it is a question of if the boy (claiming assault) should be believed.

The boy would have much to gain if he were to be believed and therefore we must question his motives fo a complaint of assault when he was previously at fault.

If it cannot be proved that there is any damage to the boys head i.e. bruising, (allegedly directly attributable to the bus driver) then I think that any reasonable person would view the driver's actions as "reasonable force" in the circumstances.

Had the driver not intervened and one of the boys been seriously injured or killed in a dangerous environment of a moving bus
I believe that the driver would suffer criticism (and a penalty)
for doing nothing.

In this case the driver interrupted the fight and brought safety to the bus.

If he did not intervene , the boys would have been at risk of injury and also there is a possibility that others may have joined in the fight without a show of authority.


Having witnessed the level of violence of inner city kids fighting in London , I would not wish to witness such an event on a bus.

I think that it is fair to say that the driver was acting in everyones best interest (including the boys who were fighting).

What can I do to get a school bus driver fired?

Well there are two things you can do. The first thing you can do which may or may not be a viable option is to have your child driven to school. You might be able to drive your child to school or have another person you trust drive her to school. This option might be best because at least you know she isn't in harms way.

The other thing you could do is threaten to sue the school or the transportation organization that employs that particular bus driver. But before you sue, the most important thing to have is evidence. You should not just sue blindly. Suing is a delicate process. First make sure you have the correct evidence that this driver has indeed broken various laws and put children in danger. For example, have eye witness accounts of more than one child. After you have gathered the evidence take your case to the Principal and threaten to sue the transportation organization or the school. Usually threatening with a law suit will get things going in the right direction. But again, having evidence is key. I would first gather the evidence and bring it to the proper officials before you threaten to sue. You have a right to sue if your concerns are not met, because the school is liable if an accident happens and they ignore the issues.

Can a school bus driver "turn the bus around" and go back to school?

I was the head of the school bus drivers in a K-8 school.

If there is a discipline problem or distraction to him & the driver thinks it puts other children then YES he can take the bus back to school & have the problem makers removed.
While on the school bus the driver is the absolute boss. Even the teacher or principal must do as he says. He can even make them stay in their seat while the bus is moving.
If the bus driver sees a car pass him while the buses red lights are on he can report the license number to the police & the car driver will get a ticket.

What to do about a mean school bus driver?

You need to hear both sides of the story.

It is NOT right to tell a child to "Shut Up". And if he can be heard outside the bus, he is too loud. But, he is responsible for the welfare of those children, and he needs to be able to drive in a calm and relaxed bus.
He has no right to take an item from a child, perhaps she should have put the plane into her bag.

How long has the driver worked at the school? Has he been reported before? Have you spoken to the other parents? Does this happen regularly, or was it a one-off case, and now your daughter is frightened that it may happen again? Is she upset when she arrives at her Grandmothers house, or is it just when you arrive - more like a reaction to the fact that she misses you? Has she been catching the bus for long? - Is her story related more to the fact that she would prefer a different after-school routine?
I can understand the rules about colouring. On our school bus, the children are not allowed to have food, drinks or pens out. (There are signs at the front of the bus). Other toys are usually supposed to be in bags because bits may get dropped - a child gets up from their seat to retrieve it - and distracts the driver. And if the children are talking to the children in other seats, they are probably not seated correctly - a safety issue.

It's a hard one, you need to decide if you truly trust the man with the welfare of your child. If you believe that it is abuse, then get her off the bus. If you believe that he is otherwise a trustworthy driver, then have a talk to your daughter about bus courtesy. Does she have a special friend that she always sits with? Or an older child on the bus that can watch over her?

Good Luck. :)

When a bus driver's exits the bus....?

ok at the end of the day, we slam the door shut so the handle can go into the little hole that locks it and then there is a little handle on the outside and when u put the key in u turn it to the right and it lifts and locks, in the morning you put the key in the handle and you turn to the left and the handle unlocks and you turn the handle to the left and it releases the inside handle and your open the door.


to start the bus u must unlock the back emergency door. and at the ed of each route u must lock it, and so on