Bully on the Bus
By: Marty Kasper
Updated: October 23, 2012
But when Schorer went to meet Faith at the bus stop
on Monday after school faith was crying and in pain, complaining she had been
attacked by another girl.
"She told me that she got hit by the little girl
[on the bus]," said Schorer
And when Schorer approached the bus driver to find
out what happened, "he laughed and said it's not his problem because he
didn't see it," said Schorer.
Schorer says this isn't the first time Faith has been
bullied at school or on the bus by the same girl.
"She throws stuff at her," said Schorer. "Tells her she can't sit in certain seats."
Schorer says she's filed four complaints with the bus
company, and called Faith's school, never getting any resolution.
She thinks it's time the school leaders get bullies
under control.
"They're letting them do whatever they want, whenever
they want," said Schorer.
Not so says District 205 interim superintendent Dr.
Robert Willis.
"We don't condone bullying, we expel students
for bullying, we just will not tolerate it," said Willis.
At Tuesday night's school board meeting, board
members reviewed discipline actions for 30 students. That's the most in the last year, and one is
only a kindergartener.
Then on Monday, four students were arrested at
"Less than only 1-percent of our students are
having these issues," said Willis.
Schorer kept her daughter out of school Tuesday and
took her to the doctor, who says Faith has a mild head contusion. She says it never should have been allowed to
get to this point.
"It shouldn't have to take something like an
incident with my child for something to be done," said Schorer.
District 205 says 95-percent of students cause no
problems during the year, and that 4-percent of students with disciplinary
referrals get them for being absent or late to class.
Dr. Willis also adds the district is working with
students to help them manage their anger.
District 205 leaders also
say they are investigating the actions of the driver of Schorer's bus on Monday.
