LogFAQs > #931624802

I taught for many years. The bus driver is responsible for the student's safety to and from school and is supposed to stop the bus when things like this occur. He is supposed to try to diffuse the situation and move the offending child up to the front next to him. But again, this shouldn't have gone this far. Not only that, since it was such a severe fight he should have called the school and maybe the authorities. ( I believe the school wouldn't want him to though; schools like to downplay things like this). If you are close to the school then you return to the school when things calm down.

Students are not even supposed to stand up on the bus while it is moving. The busses have mirrors so the drive can clearly see to the back of the bus. He couldn't have been oblivious to that screeching and movement. If he was then he wasn't doing his job properly.

He kept driving for most of the fight. The minute they started getting into it he should have stopped and moved the boy up front.

I am not saying it is all his fault, the kids fighting were definitely in the wrong and should be punished but he was the adult in charge. The school will be asking him about it I bet.

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