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knitter4democracy

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47. There would still be evidence.

Tue Aug 6, 2013, 09:18 AM

Aug 2013

I'm not saying don't protect the kids at that school by making sure those three aren't back. Those three will be spending a long time in juvvy, and even if they don't, the school can transfer them to an alternative program. There are ways to fix this.

Thing is, many administrators don't do what it takes to fix problems because they worry about lawsuits or parents or whatever. If there's no change, then pull your kids out.

I'm so sorry you went through that in school. It should never have happened, let alone for years, and I'm sorry that the adults in your school didn't do their jobs. As a teacher, I do everything I can to protect my students, but I've worked with people who just look the other way, and it's really frustrating sometimes.

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Driver says he did all he could during Florida school bus beating [View all] steve2470 Aug 2013 OP

Did you see that beat down ceonupe Aug 2013 #1

no, I'm sure it's very awful nt steve2470 Aug 2013 #2

I ddidn't see it and don't want to Warpy Aug 2013 #4

Get the cops there FAST? You make me laugh. Bake Aug 2013 #22

The only thing that will improve a bully is a beating. MindPilot Aug 2013 #23

Well, one good punch will do it Warpy Aug 2013 #24

" A night in jail might improve some of them." Nuclear Unicorn Aug 2013 #50

Those three "kids" were pretty darned big. Only thing I could imagine a driver doing and not get KittyWampus Aug 2013 #3

Oh you surely don't know schools dsc Aug 2013 #5

Leave the driver alone! Archae Aug 2013 #6

Sadly, had he stepped in sarisataka Aug 2013 #7

So if a school bus driver steps in to protect SheilaT Aug 2013 #8

What corporation owns the buses? GiaGiovanni Aug 2013 #10

I think he would be fired, yes steve2470 Aug 2013 #11

But do those posting here actually know the policy SheilaT Aug 2013 #13

the article cited school board policy steve2470 Aug 2013 #14

I don't see anything that indicates he'd be fired for stepping in, SheilaT Aug 2013 #20

Many times in broadly simillar situations, that is EXACTLY... TheMadMonk Aug 2013 #36

The article states sarisataka Aug 2013 #16

Is it really that surprising? Posteritatis Aug 2013 #21

Driver didn't do anything. He was old and scared. 3 attackers (older) were relentless. GiaGiovanni Aug 2013 #9

The three couldn't possibly have *really* hurt the driver or the student Bonx Aug 2013 #19

There's actually a big difference between 13 and 15 in boys GiaGiovanni Aug 2013 #25

That driver would have had to be a strong and skilled fighter to break that up aikoaiko Aug 2013 #12

I feel for the driver, nothing he could do. geek tragedy Aug 2013 #15

It's true that public employees LWolf Aug 2013 #17

Watching the video gave me pause GiaGiovanni Aug 2013 #18

Maybe. LWolf Aug 2013 #28

I'd like to see you at work! GiaGiovanni Aug 2013 #29

Something interesting to me: LWolf Aug 2013 #33

That's something I wish I had GiaGiovanni Aug 2013 #34

This message was self-deleted by its author GiaGiovanni Aug 2013 #26

The boy assaulted appears white exboyfil Aug 2013 #27

The three 15-year olds were charged with felonies, but they're back with their parents GiaGiovanni Aug 2013 #30

I would assume expulsion exboyfil Aug 2013 #38

I don't know about expulsion. That's a good question. GiaGiovanni Aug 2013 #39

That there are differences in reactions to these events based only on skin tone.... cigsandcoffee Aug 2013 #32

The victim was white and 13. The assailants were African American and 15 GiaGiovanni Aug 2013 #37

There's more to the story: knitter4democracy Aug 2013 #42

I agree totally exboyfil Aug 2013 #44

There's no reason to give up on the school just yet. knitter4democracy Aug 2013 #45

The three could just as easily jumped the boy exboyfil Aug 2013 #46

There would still be evidence. knitter4democracy Aug 2013 #47

Three punk ass cowards. MrSlayer Aug 2013 #31

Not this time exboyfil Aug 2013 #53

No but in the future. MrSlayer Aug 2013 #54

This fit 6'2, 200 33 year old trans woman would have intervened but almost certainly gotten the MillennialDem Aug 2013 #35

Here is more information exboyfil Aug 2013 #40

What the hell was the school thinking? GiaGiovanni Aug 2013 #41

Just posted that upthread. knitter4democracy Aug 2013 #43

They should be charged with attempted murder. All three. HughBeaumont Aug 2013 #48

Probation recommended for two of them exboyfil Aug 2013 #52

The bus driver would have had to have responded with a great amount of force for his action to be penultimate Aug 2013 #49

If you are old enough to kick somebody who's lying on the ground... DetlefK Aug 2013 #51