That's horrible.

It just goes to show we have a long way to go for acceptance. That "normal" people just dont understand us. That is it the BP, not "us" that makes us do things.

That is just terrible. I saw a video a while back of a similar incident. A high school student was upset and asking to get off the bus(the driver refused as she was required to drop students off at designated stops only) and it escalated to where the driver physically attacked the student. It's always sad to see situations like this where the adult is not able to control their emotions any better than the child. She knew better.

well... the kid wasn't just bp, he was mentally challenged too which i think made things worse... for any average person i think that his behavior would have been infuriating. the bus driver had no right to lay her hands on him or threaten him... and he wasn't doing much.. i would have just kept driving... but i don't think this is any kind of discrimination against beepers in particular.

Well, it does kinda make me embarrassed to be from Dallas. And I do not condone the bus driver's behavior, particularly because complaints had been registered about her before.

However, she has not been trained to deal with mentally challenged children, nor those with mental disorders. Again, I do not condone the behavior, but I do believe that the parent has a responsibility to ensure that her child gets to school safely.

I mean, let's think about it. This is a bus driver. We aren't talking about a rocket scientist. She has no skills to handle mentally challenged children.

The parent should have been much more proactive in the care her child receives, and not rely on the state to specialize in dealing with her child. She has her part in this as well.

It's her responsibility, when the bus comes, to ensure there is a monitor on board. It's her responsibility to get to know the bus driver, because of her mentally challenged child.

So, I blame the driver; absolutely. but I also believe the parent has a responsibility in this as well. She is not a complete victim. She is expecting the state to care for her child with special needs in a way that the state is not equipped to handle.

Most states just do not have the funds to care for special needs children. The parents need to take that into consideration. The parent is not at fault; she just wasn't proactive in getting to know the people who are caring for her special needs child.

And, had she watched her child get on the bus with no monitor, it is her responsibility to take the child to school for the child's safety.

I blame the kid, mom, driver... in that order.

That kid does not belong in public school.

Everything in the news media is subjective.

You are only getting one tiny slice of the actual picture here. You do not know the family's circumstances, the school's circumstances, or anything like that.

I think the only people that have any right to reprimand children with force are parents, and even then, the degree to which they reprimand must be in moderation. I think CHOKING is an enormous violation of the student's rights.

There is no excuse for the driver. There is always an alternative. Violence never has to be the answer.

i dont think its allowin me to watch it!

anyone else in the uk managed to watch it?

"I blame the kid, mom, driver... in that order.

That kid does not belong in public school."

--p.o.

hmmm. if the kid doesn't belong in public school, then that would be the parent's decision...so...mom (or mom and dad...were they clear on that??) would move to the front of the order of blame placed in this scenario.

and now...admittedly, the kid was seat hopping and swearing...and threw a pop can (and overall, according to p.o., did not belong in public school...but somehow waaaas in public school and at the time under this driver's care) so he deserves to be CHOKED and have his head THROWN against the window?? hmmm...can't really go with that one either...so that kinda moves the driver to the front of the immediate scenario...if not the scenario as a whole...

and ANY way you slice it, the kid is not only bp, but has other mental issues...and very young...so wherever the blame lies, somebody or somebodies is/are really failing this little guy regarding the overwhelming challenges he is facing in life...

i'd also like to add that if he doesn't belong in public school, where does he belong...? private institutions don't come cheap...

in short, i'd say he has a great start on a career bouncing between the streets, public mental institutions, and jail.

how very heartwrenching to see where it all starts...