Kick Bullies off the Bus!

Of course I am not referring to literally kicking bullies off the bus, but the truth is I am sick and tired of reading about cases of bullying on buses.

Children deserve to feel safe on the way to and back from school. It is shameful that the school bus has become a hotbed for bullies.

The bus driver in this shocking story should have stopped the bus and called the police:

This video shows the shocking torment suffered by a 10-year-old boy on his way to school.

For 40 minutes Cequan Haskins was abused by a pair of 15-year-old bullies in May 2011.

They called him names, made sexual and racial slurs and held a scorching cigarette lighter to his skin.

‘My son, he was a special needs child and he didn’t deserve this. He was entitled to a safe transportation just like any other child in the Appomattox County Public School System.’Cequan was left with physical and emotional scars in the aftermath of his ordeal, Ms Haskins said. He continues to suffer from post traumatic stress disorder and has undergone hours of therapy.

In the chilling footage Cequan can be heard screaming and pleading with the bullies to stop but they are relentless, clambering over seats to get at him.

They are visibly much larger than their victim and he is unable to get away from them as they yell at him to ‘sit down and shut your mouth’.

Cequan’s mother, Roxanne Haskins, released the video at a press conference on Friday, telling wset-tv that she wanted people to know just how bad bullying can be.

‘I wanted parents to be aware, that when I speak out, I’m speaking out for all kids. But unfortunately, this did happen to my child, and I want parents to be aware of what’s going on in the school system,’ she said.

Click on the link to read Child Commits Suicide Due to Alleged Systematic Bullying and Inept Teachers

Click on the link to read Introduce School Uniform and Watch the Bullying Disappear

Tags: Appomattox County Public School System, Bullying, Cequan Haskins, Cequan Haskins bullied on a bus for 40 minutes, Cequan Haskins cigarette lighter to his skin, Roxanne Haskins, special needs child

This entry was posted on July 24, 2012 at 11:52 pm and is filed under Bullying. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

2 Responses to “Kick Bullies off the Bus!”

Mike Feurstein Says:
July 25, 2012 at 5:46 am | Reply
Where were all the bystanders??
- Michael G. Says:
  July 25, 2012 at 11:41 pm | Reply
  It seems like the bus driver may have been a bystander. Based on the video I attached, I can’t see any other students on board.

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