Police investigating after video shows an apparently bullied boy begging to stay on school bus
Police in Locust Grove, Okla., are investigating after a video that depicts a crying child begging to remain on the bus to avoid a bully went viral.
The video, shot by another student, shows a boy begging his bus driver to let him stay on the bus, asking him to drop him off at his house rather than the bus stop. The terrified boy is yelled at by the driver to get off the bus. After the 47-second long video, the boy is forced off the bus and is then chased and attacked by an older student.
“The video is alarming itself and obviously, it’s enough to start an investigation,” Maj. Rod Howell of the Mayes County Sheriff’s Office told KFSM.
Howell also informed the outlet that police are investigating another cellphone video and two cameras on the bus, as well as working to obtain the black box on the bus to understand, thoroughly, what occurred.
Locust Grove Public Schools released a statement saying that both the student and the bus driver’s actions have been “addressed internally.” The entire statement read: “Locust Grove Public Schools had an incident take place January 17th on one of our school buses involving two students. The incident was turned over to law enforcement and the Mayes County Sheriff’s Office is conducting a complete investigation. The students’ and bus driver’s actions have been addressed internally.”
The school district is cooperating with investigators. Representatives would not, however, comment further as to whether the bus driver is still employed.
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