If I were a parent, and the driver refused to let my kid off with a reason that I considered to be inadequate, and kept my child on the bus in a manner that I thought was risky, I would have no problem entering the bus and taking my kid out the back door (though I would not assault the driver unless I was hit first).
We'd see who would do better in court: 1) Me, in my civil lawsuit against the school, the driver and the bus company with charges of kidnapping, reckless endangerment and 2 counts of intentional infliction of emotional distress; or 2) the City of Worcester bringing all those bogus charges against me, with all those kids' parents as defense witnesses and trying to convince a jury that I was the bad guy for trying to rescue my kid from an unreasonable city employee.
You sound like you are used to getting what you want.
From what I’ve been able to gather in reading the various accounts, the driver had called in “the trouble” was waiting for the police to arrive. Why? apparently some of the “guardians” were also not willing to wait to get what they wanted, thus creating an unsafe scenario.
This was one of the 1st days of school; the driver doesn’t know any of the parents or kids, so she was playing it safe.
Sorry if that doesn’t agree with you sensibilities...
I was going to go on an angry rant against the government-worshipping OP and how children belong to the parent, damn the schools, but after reading your clear-headed and posts I’m glad I refrained.
Even though right was on the side of the parents in the video, they (understandably so) lost their tempers. When people get visibly angry and lash out, even though they have every reason to, it often distorts perception of the truth.
Truth is: When a person keeps other people’s children on a non-moving bus (even if the windows are open) on one of the hottest and most humid days of the years for 15-20 minutes, kids are going to get hot and upset, parents are going to panic, and it doesn’t help that the driver tries to drive away.
The school district ultimately was to blame for this. The bus driver was obviously incapable of doing the dual job of driving and making sure each child was matched with a parent in a timely manner. A bus monitor should have been there to help out for the first few days of school.
Children belong to their families, not the government. It’s weird seeing so much government support here, though. I guess some think that if a parent is from an urban area and curses in anger that nullifies the right of the parent.