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OldDem2012

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2. Unfortunately, school bus drivers have no control over what kids are doing on those buses....

Reply to The Straight Story (Original post)

Mon Jan 28, 2013, 08:44 AM

Jan 2013

....and we've seen story after story of violence, taunting, assaults, and bullying taking place on the only transportation some kids have to get to school.

Bus drivers need to be given more authority to control how kids behave on those buses, including the ability to report kids who take part in the acts described above and getting them removed from the school bus transportation system.

My daughter is 12 and because of a very similar case of bullying, we take her to school and pick her up after school whenever possible.

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Parents Say 11-Year-Old Daughter Was Driven To Suicide Because Of Bullying [View all] The Straight Story Jan 2013 OP

Hopefully this will bring attention to the issue and it will start a movement to protect other Baitball Blogger Jan 2013 #1

Unfortunately, school bus drivers have no control over what kids are doing on those buses.... OldDem2012 Jan 2013 #2

If I had ridden a school bus at her age LiberalEsto Jan 2013 #3