When I was young, I was the victim of school bus bullies. Eventually, they were kicked off of the bus but it took a lot of work on my mom's part to make sure they were not on there again. It also didn't help that at the time, they had high schoolers and elementary kids take the same bus so I was in 3rd grade and my bully was a junior in high school. No parent should ever allow their child to be bullied as a way to "grow up" but should take their childs concerns seriously.

momioftwinz Mar. 3, 2009 at 9:04 PM

first time I told the bus driver, and when it happened again I told the principal. I also told the principle that if it happened again I would press charges on the child and the adult that wuz on the bus. Yes you can do that in Oklahoma. Since then we have not had a problem with my youngest. But yesterday my oldest got off the bus she is 9 and told me a kid called her a black hobo. Well this time I just talked to the principal on the phone. and so far so good.

pixxydust Mar. 3, 2009 at 9:28 PM

My son was bullied constantly from all angles, cuz he was the smallest little guy in his class...but it was the older ones who bullied.  He didn't want me to 'do anything' cuz it would only make it worse.  Finally, when his ears were flicked one too many times (he was very patient), he turned around and grabbed the big kid's earmuffs and broke them and told him to leave him alone.  I guess the look in his eyes said he meant it, cuz he wasn't ever bothered again....BUT the bully's mom insisted I replace the earmuffs...so my son went in the house and got his own and gave them to me to give the kid. He would rather just 'deal with it' this way, than make a big deal out of it.)  It turns out, that even tho there is supposedly a 0 tolerance on bulllying, they tolerate damaged property even less.  So what if a kids' emotional state is damaged...a $1.50 set of earmuffs are more important.  This was17 years ago.  My son is now 23, and very sensitive to the 'underdog', so there are positive things way later...but at the time, it is so maddening.  Trips to t he school back then accomplished nothing, except he got to eat lunch with the principal, which he thought was really cool.  It made him feel special, cuz the principal was 'cool'. Ah well.  We survived.  Good luck to you all in the midst of it NOW

islandwalker Mar. 3, 2009 at 10:27 PM

irishstarz Mar. 4, 2009 at 12:46 AM

I've went to the school repeatedly, spoke with the super,the bus driver, and the police.  None of them really did anything.  The cops spoke with his mother, so did I, it did no good.  The principal told my son in front of me that if he fought back he would be arrested and suspended.  I blew a head gasket of course.  One boy inparticular decided he didn't like my son and of course his friends had to join in.  They got him on the bus, got him in the bathrooms at school, the park, and once jumped him in my own front yard, 8 on 1.    Finally bully boy caught my son in the bathroom at school, alone and my son beat the crap out of him, got suspended.  The bulling stopped.

psychoswife Mar. 4, 2009 at 1:12 AM