The problem? Who knows. Bus drivers are paid less and require less training in dealing with children than teachers. The kids go from teachers who know the consequences of making certain mistakes to bus drivers straight out of their jobs working with sane adults.
At the same time, don't think intense and violent incidents with bus drivers are the norm. I made it through ~12 years of bus riding with only a few drivers swearing at students and one asking "How would you like it if I threw a dead skunk at yo motha?" (to be fair, a student had just thrown a donut hole out of the window of the moving bus). But they'd always give you a smile and a "you're welcome" if you said thanks when you left the bus.
Any other good bus driver stories? Post a comment!
At Brick Township High School in New Jersey, student Corey Zappo, age 18, recorded this video of his teacher flipping out at a student for not standing during the National Anthem.
For the unforgivable act of recording this video, the student received a 10 day suspension. The school board later decided to ban cell phones in the school due to the video. The teacher in question has faced no punishment, and the event has received considerable media attention, including a segment on FOX News show "Hannity and Colmes". See:
hey guys its me matthew i had my camera this day and decided to take it out - the teacher started yelling at the class i guess for throwing pennies- fucking freshmans- lol
I thought it was funny. Interesting the type of language adults in power use to make kids stop doing stuff. "You think it's funny?" "You might just be sorry." "Don't come in here and act like punks."
Don't they realize asking if we think it's funny or telling us not to laugh makes us laugh even more?
Excerpts from a business management course at U of F. Professor John G. Hall was later let go, and the filmed course was taken off of the University's website.
It's hard to find a good copy of this video now, but here's a sampling.