'You talkin' s**t to my daughter?' Mom allegedly boards school bus, repeatedly punches 64-year-old driver, drags her by hair



Surveillance video caught the moment last week when a mom allegedly boarded a school bus in Mesa, Arizona, asked the 64-year-old bus driver if she was "talkin' s**t" to her daughter, and then unleashed a flurry of punches on the driver — and even began dragging the screaming driver by her hair toward the bus exit.

Video released of Mesa bus driver attack youtu.be

Police on Wednesday arrested 27-year-old Hermenegilda Marquez in connection with the April 11 incident, KSAZ-TV reported, adding that she's accused of aggravated assault on a school employee — a felony.

Investigators stated that "the defendant was shown video of the attack on the bus and was told that because she was on video committing the assault, she would be charged with a felony, but she showed no emotion upon hearing this," KSAZ added.

Oh, and KTVK-TV reported that Marquez was already on unsupervised probation for a domestic violence assault conviction.

What's the background?

Investigators said the incident took place after the bus driver dropped off children at a designated stop in a residential neighborhood near McKellips Road and 4th Avenue, KSAZ said, adding that court documents indicate the bus driver told police she's a substitute driver and normally isn't on the route.

Court documents indicated that school district video shows Marquez entering the bus and yelling at the driver, KSAZ reported.

"You talkin' s**t to my daughter?" the mother is heard yelling multiple times as she walks up the bus steps while students walk down the steps next to her and exit the bus. The woman appears to take a swing at the bus driver, who hollers at her to get off the bus.

KTVK, citing documents, reported that the bus driver said she didn’t know Marquez or her daughter and reportedly told Marquez she hadn’t said anything to anyone.

Soon, the mother exited the bus — but video shows at least two other individuals getting on the bus steps to berate the driver with one of them calling her a "stupid ass bitch."

With that, the mother got on the bus again and physically attacked the screaming driver with a flurry of punches and slaps. The attacker even tried to drag the bus driver out by her hair.

Court documents state that a male later identified as the defendant's boyfriend ran aboard the bus and pulled the defendant off the bus, KSAZ reported, adding that investigators said Marquez fled the scene in a car before officers arrived.

KSAZ's initial story about the attack cited a district letter to families saying the bus driver suffered minor injuries. KTVK, citing police, said the bus driver's pacemaker began to shock her.

A judge ordered the woman to stay away from the bus stop and set her bail at $5,000, according to a KSAZ video report.

Below is a longer video of the attack, including what prefaced it as well as the aftermath. Content warning: Language

Mom yells at then attacks Arizona bus driver youtu.be

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'Sit down or I’m going to beat your a**': School bus driver allegedly chokes student, drives off after security confronts him



A Kansas City-area school bus driver allegedly choked a student last week then drove off after security confronted him — among other accusations, WDAF-TV reported.

What are the details?

Court documents indicate things started near Heritage Middle School in the city of Liberty, the station said. Liberty is about a half-hour northeast of Kansas City.

The victim said the bus driver yelled to the back of the bus and said, “Sit down or I’m going to beat your a**," WDAF reported, citing court documents. The victim replied, “You can’t touch me," the station said, adding that the bus driver went to the back of the bus and allegedly grabbed the victim's jacket.

The victim responded by saying, “Get your f***ing hands off me," WDAF said, adding that court documents indicate the victim said the bus driver put his hands around his neck and squeezed.

Student video shows the bus driver approaching the victim and grabbing his shirt around the collar, the station said. The bus driver then placed his hand around the victim’s neck, WDAF said, citing prosecutors, after which the victim stood up and began to defend himself.

The victim pushed the bus driver into the seat across from them, the station said, adding that court documents indicate the student said the bus driver flipped him over and began hitting him.

Another student stopped the bus driver until a district security officer arrived, WDAF said, adding that the security officer removed the victim from the bus and allegedly told the bus driver not to drive away. But prosecutors said the bus driver did just that, the station reported — and with a bus full of students.

Students called 911, WDAF reported.

Officers were dispatched to South Leonard and Groom Streets, the station said, citing court documents, adding that officers located and stopped the school bus. Officials said when the doors opened, students ran off the bus, crying and screaming, WDAF reported.

What happened next?

Scott Livingston is being charged with misdemeanor fourth-degree assault in Clay County, the station said, adding that the Liberty School District confirmed he's been fired.

Livingston told detectives the victim “mouthed off or said something," and Livingston said he became “irritated” and approached the victim, WDAF said. Livingston also said he was thrown to the ground, the station reported, adding that he told investigators he was “trying to scare him, not hurt him.”

Livingston told detectives he usually drives longer routes on coach buses but has been filling in on after-school routes, WDAF said.

Livingston posted a $500 bond Friday and entered a not guilty plea at his arraignment Monday afternoon, the station said.

Liberty bus driver accused of choking student youtu.be

Liberty School District released the following statement to the families of Bus 494:

“Bus 494 Families,

I wanted to provide you with a few updates as we have continued to work through yesterday’s incident involving riders of bus 494.

  • Please know that the safety of our students while at school, or in this case on the school bus, is our top priority, and we are sorry that this incident took place, for not only the student involved, but also the other students that were present on the bus and witnessed the incident. Our team has provided regular check-ins with the students who were present on the bus yesterday afternoon to ensure they are doing ok here at school today.
  • An additional detail that we wanted to share regarding the incident yesterday was the timeline of events, and when the arrest of the substitute bus driver occurred. Following the act by the bus driver, which occurred on our HMS campus (and just prior to the regularly scheduled departure time), the student involved was helped off the bus by LPS security. In the midst of sorting out the situation and waiting for the Liberty Police Department to arrive, the bus driver was told to remain in place on the bus, but instead he elected to begin the route and left campus. Within minutes, and approximately one mile from our school, the bus driver was stopped and arrested by LPD. Another LPS transportation driver arrived to assist with transporting the student riders home while LPD investigated the incident.
  • LPS has been notified by LPD that the driver has been charged with misdemeanor 4th degree assault. Additionally, the driver has been terminated from the District.

As I shared yesterday, a big thanks to both the Liberty Police Department and our LPS safety and security team for their prompt response to this incident. As always, don’t hesitate reaching out with any questions you may have.

Dr. Reagan Allegri

Principal – Heritage Middle School"

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77-year-old school bus driver appears to shove, slap, and allegedly choke middle-schooler



A 77-year-old Louisiana school bus driver was arrested after getting caught on video appearing to shove, slap, and allegedly choke a middle school student.

What are the details?

Miles Jenkins was arrested Monday after a family member of the Marrero Middle School student contacted the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office, WVUE-TV reported.

Video recorded by another student on the bus shows Jenkins appearing to shove the student back into a seat before apparently slapping the student in the head, the station said.

Image source: YouTube screenshot

Image source: YouTube screenshot

WVUE added that the student appears to shove the bus driver, after which the bus driver appears to pin the student against a window and allegedly choke him.

Image source: YouTube screenshot

In the video, another student yells, “Get off of him," the station said.

The student and the driver then walk toward the bus door before the video cuts off, WVUE reported, adding that it's unclear what led up to the incident.

Jenkins, who is out on bond, faces a simple battery charge, the station said.

What else?

Jenkins resigned from First Student, the school bus contractor that Jefferson Parish Schools uses, WVUE said.

“At First Student, we invest heavily in the comprehensive training and ongoing development of our drivers," the bus contractor said in a statement to the station. "They receive an average of 40 hours of training before operating a bus, which is more than double the federal requirement. Drivers also go through regular enhancement training during their tenure with the company. We monitor driver performance daily and conduct annual evaluations.”

The school district added to WVUE that "all bus drivers who transport our Jefferson Parish Schools students undergo state and federal background checks. They also undergo training before, and during, the period that they transport our students. The district provides thorough instructions to drivers in compliance with state and federal safety and operations guidelines and regulation. Bus drivers for our transportation vendor, First Student, are required to know and abide by our district’s policies and procedures. To the extent that drivers fail to follow those policies and procedures, they are not fulfilling the requirements of their job.”

The school district added to the station that if a student is accused of misbehaving on a school bus, the incident is reported through an office referral, after which disciplinary actions may take place.

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Kindergartners on hijacked school bus asked armed intruder so many questions that he got 'frustrated' and let them off, hero bus driver recalls



"Precious cargo" indeed.

Within the harrowing account of a U.S. Army trainee going AWOL from Fort Jackson, South Carolina, and hijacking a school bus full of children as young as kindergartners is the heroic bus driver's recollection that his 18 young passengers played a very big role in everyone coming through the ordeal safely.

What are the details?

The driver, Kenneth Corbin, sat down for an interview with ABC's "Good Morning America" Monday and explained how the May 6 incident all went down.

Image source: "Good Morning America" video screenshot

"The kids were the ones that actually got the gentleman off of the bus, and they pretty much had my back as much as my concerns were with them," Corbin told "GMA." "And at the end when they started questioning him, it seemed to have frustrated him because his main objective [was] to get to the next town; but in the end I think we were only on the road about four miles, and he just got frustrated with the questions and just told me to stop the bus and just get off: 'All y'all get off.'"

The program noted that Jovan Collazo, 23, appeared to be trying to get home, according to police, and remains in custody facing two dozen charges, including 19 counts of kidnapping.

'Why are you doing this?'

Corbin had just gone through training on how to handle a hostage situation and tried to no avail to dissuade Collazo from entering — but Corbin told "GMA" the hijacker pointed his government-issued rifle at him and ordered him to "close the door and move and drive."

Image source: "Good Morning America" video screenshot

The hero driver added to "GMA" that the hijacker's "main objective was to get to the next town" — but that about every 500 feet he would ask how much more they needed to travel. Corbin told the program that he informed Collazo they needed to drive another 15 to 20 miles to get the next town.

The hijacker also moved all the children scattered throughout the bus up front in one group so he could keep an eye on them — "and when he did that, especially some of my kindergarteners, they started asking him questions," Corbin recalled to "GMA."

He added to the program that the students asked Collazo if he was a soldier — to which he "hesitantly answered ... 'yes, I'm a soldier.'"

"They asked him, 'Why are you doing this?' And he never did have an answer for that one," Corbin recounted to "GMA." "Then they asked was he gonna hurt them; he said 'no.' They asked was he gonna hurt our bus driver; and he said, 'No, I'm going to put you off the bus.' He sensed more questions coming ... I guess something clicked [in] his mind and said ... 'enough already,' and he just told me to .. 'stop the bus right here, and just get off.'"

Image source: "Good Morning America" video screenshot

Then it was over. Collazo was arrested soon after.

'My heroes'

Corbin told the program that for him "it was just a matter of just staying calm and following his instructions and thinking about the kids, because I didn't want to do anything that would, you know, rile him to cause him to do something that would bring harm to my kids."

The hero driver added to "GMA" that it was "so evident that they were precious cargo, and I pretty much just had to just do whatever, you know, to get them off the bus safe and sound."

Corbin also noted to the program that "it seemed as if their goal to do the same by me, and that's why I refer to them as my heroes."

School bus driver caught on video slapping 10-year-old girl for not wearing mask properly; student pleaded, 'I get sick from masks'



A school bus driver has admitted to slapping a 10-year-old girl for not wearing her face mask properly. The Colorado school bus driver caught on video slapping the young girl has since been fired and faces multiple charges.

A surveillance camera caught Bertram Jaquez on camera smacking a student in the face over a mask dispute. The video shows the bus driver confronting the girl at her seat on the vehicle. She allegedly moved the mask under her nose because she said, "I get sick from mask[s]," according to a statement the girl wrote about the incident that occurred in Fremont County.

Other children on the bus told the unnamed girl to put her mask back on. The girl wrote that she "yelled at them and said you shut up your [sic] not involved in this." When she didn't put her mask on correctly, the other kids informed the bus driver.

The bus driver told the child to put her mask all the way on, but she refused. "Out of reaction, I slapped her once," Jaquez said in a written statement to the school district.

In her written statement to the school district, the 10-year-old girl said, "The bus driver slapt [sic] me."

Jaquez was immediately placed on administrative leave after the video surfaced and is reportedly no longer employed by the school district.

"Our school community is experiencing a very unfortunate situation," a spokesperson for the Fremont County School District said in an email. "We have had a bus driver strike a child over the child not wearing a mask on the bus."

KKTV published the statement from the Fremont County School District on the incident:

We believe it is never okay to lay a hand on a child. The District responded quickly to the situation by placing the driver on administrative leave so that we could fully investigate the incident. Local police were involved during the investigation as well as us being in contact with the child's family. The driver's action justified termination of employment, as it goes against District policy and our values. We are very saddened by this incident. Our goal every day is to transport students safely to school and back home, but that can only happen when everyone, including students and staff, follows the rules. We are currently working to identify next steps to help our drivers with strategies designed to support a safe ride to and from school.

The disturbing incident was investigated by the Fremont County Sheriff's Office. Jaquez reportedly faces misdemeanor charges, including harassment, assault causing injury, and child abuse.

Content warning: Disturbing video:

This ugly school incident stemming from face coverings comes less than a week after a video of a Wisconsin teacher verbally abusing a student for not wearing a mask went viral. The teacher was caught on video calling the high school student a "jerk" and a "dummy."