Father Storms Bus, Confronts Disabled Daughter's Bullies

[txsvicki]

If the Dad tried to get something done and failed, then he did the right thing by getting on the bus. But, threatening kids wasn't the right thing to do. Chew them out good, yes. What he should do is go after the pocketbook and demand than the girl have her own private aide to ride with her daily and stay with her at school, plus start filing harassment lawsuits. Better yet, start working on the disabled having their own bus and aides to help them. Maybe he could have even won money to pay for private school. In my town, the disabled kids are transported on their own bus and have the helpers getting them on and off. The school doesn't have anything to do with the buses here, so maybe that is another problem for this family. The school "doesn't handle that". I don't believe in spanking, but if one of mine ever bullied the disabled, I'd bear the tar out of their rear ends.

 

[charok]

i had seen in cnn news that he ( basically apologized, shouldnt have handled it that way,heat of the moment) ..even thought IMO he didnt do anything bad, good for him for accepting responsibility for his actions. lord knows if my disabled daughter was getting tormented and bullied and to make matters worse adults on the bus just let it happen? you bet id probably react similar.

 

[MandyLeigh]

More bus bullying? What are these drivers doing when they go to work? Sticking headphones in their ears and trudging through their days? The bus driver had other adults on the bus to help, there is no excuse for allowing a disabled child (or any child) to be bullied. Disgusting.

My bus driver drove through the mountains with a horde of kids for hours before and after school as we lived in the boonies. She did it by herself and NO ONE gave her flack. We all knew picking on others or her was not tolerated. So no one did it. Simple as that.