A bus driver and seven students in Bullock County, Georgia, face criminal charges after a seven-year-old child was violently attacked during a morning bus route to Maddie Lively Elementary School. The driver was fired for failing to report the abuse, while the students, aged 5 to 14, were charged with battery following a review of bus camera footage.
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Bus driver and seven children criminally charged after kid
is swarmed during ride.
The buses were tough back in my school days,
so imagine what a nightmare they must be now.
An April incident on a Georgia school bus.
In which a seven-year-old child was attacked, led to the arrest
of the bus driver and charges against seven of the children on the bus.
According to a post on Facebook,
the Bullock County Sheriff's Office was informed on April 23rd about
an attack on a school bus that took place on April 18th.
During this investigation,
it was determined that seven students ages 5 to 14 initiated a
physical attack on a seven-year-old student during
the morning bus route to Maddie Lively
Elementary School.
After reviewing the video footage from the bus camera,
The seven students were identified and charged with battery.
The information regarding the arrest of the juveniles will be forwarded
to the Department of Juvenile Justice for further court proceedings.
Furthermore, during the investigation,
a determination was made that the bus driver,
Joey Edwin Jackson, 70 years of age, has been charged with cruelty
to children, second degree, and failure to report child abuse.
The Bullock County Board of Education has since
terminated Jackson's employment with the district.
Captain Todd Hutchins with the Bullock County Sheriff's Office said
that it was a very violent attack on the seven-year-old.
One child came over the seat
and basically used his feet to stomp the seven-year-old's head.
The driver did not report the incident
or stop the bus as required by school policy.
The bus driver expressed to us that he had some issues on the bus
and was trying to make arrangements
to get some assistance for these routes.
Captain Hutchins said the juveniles charged
for responsibility just like an adult, which tells us they would like
to charge and prosecute them to the fullest extent allowed by the law.
They know better than to start jumping on a child
and striking that child with hands, fists,
and books and those types of things, he said.
The child was examined by a school nurse
who decided hospitalization was not necessary.
Sounds like the school was covering their butts, too.
Superintendent Charles Wilson said the school is investigating the
lapse in reporting the Friday incident, according to Kreis Connect.
We became aware on Monday and Tuesday following the incident
and it took some time to determine exactly what had happened
and who failed to notify the proper channels, Wilson said.
Once we understood the seriousness of the incident,
we began taking action immediately.
Wilson said all seven students have been suspended and said that school
policies call for further disciplinary measures to be determined.
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