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I've seen the tape several other places, and I have to say that I think the bus driver handled it correctly. After all, her primary job is to pilot the bus. Keeping the peace is absolutely subsidiary to that. She got the kid off the bus immediately and reported the incident. If the victim's family sues the district (which sounds like a distinct possiblity), she'll get deposed and it will be a general pain in her ass, but she acted within the scope of her job and acted prudently, so she and the district should have nothing to worry about unless she witnessed previous beatings and didn't report them.
Just to play devil's advocate here, but what are people going to be happy with? Should the older kids go to jail? It looks like he's punching the younger boy in the arm (although the seat hides most of the action) and I don't think that there was any blood involved, so is jail time really warranted for this? I would think that a few day's suspension and being banned from the bus for next year is probably a more reasonable punishment than sending this kid off to juvy.
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