Dad Who Stormed Bus Apologizes for Some Actions

i think that you did exactly what any normal parent would do two thumbs up to you!!!!!!!!any negative comments just shrug right off of your shoulder

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What the hell kind of question is " have you ever known a bullying parent"? This man isn't a bully, he's a father. My son was bullied when he was 12. He didn't want to go to school anymore. I hired a 16 year old to break the bully's arm. Problem solved.

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Although there are many ways this situation could have been handled, I am proud to see the love and support the community "computer family" is showing towards this family. What parent would not want to support and protect their child. I have personally cried while holding my son who was taunted by children at his school. I did not want my son to grow up to be an angry man, so I along with his father began working at the school as much as we could. We had rules changed regarding "free" time on the play ground. When the children did not have organized play time, they would find the time to taunt kids. Of course the recess aids NEVER saw a thing. There would be two aids to forty or more kids. I hope this will begin conversations that will produce results to protect our children. Think about what you can do at your school to open the conversation to "PROTECT OUR CHILDREN"

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Having been a school bus driver for 12 years, I hope these children were suspended from school and made to perform public services. Also, why wasn't the bus driver aware of the situation and take action. I have known many bus drivers who will pull off the road to settle this dangerous behavior. I also hope the offending student is suspended and punished.

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This is a powerful issue, plain to see from the comments listed here, but I think it's only fair to speak for the other side, these alledged "bullies" and to speak of their rights as well, so hear me out, please.
Every bully has the right to have his/her face confronted by anyone ready to curse them out at inches, and bear the spit that comes from the vitriole within the invective
Every bully has the right, no less the priviledge, to have their teeth and genitals subject to a cuban heel dessert.
Every bully has the right to scream in pain and object to his/her treatment.
Every bully has the right to bring suit in court, and be laughed out of same, and risk even further repercussions.
Every bully has surrendered their right to a safe life on the street, a free education, for they have already denied so to their peers.
Every bully has the right to look around every corner, not knowing where his/her actions will be "recognized".
Every bully has the right to stop doing what they are doing, and become a responsible citizen.

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I have a grandson who has Cerebral Palsy and let me tell you this is one grandmother that would gladly do time in jail if anyone bullied him. I would teach those bullies a thing or two. I also have a granddaughter that is a bus rider and in our school district the buses have two adults at all times one is the bus driver and the other is the bus monitor. It makes for a very pleasing ride to and from school. Mr. Jones had every right to protect his daughter. Those bullies should be made to apologize to his daughter on public tv.

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The bullies, the school officials, and bus driver should have appologized to the father!! He has no need to appologize. I don't blame him one bit. It's bad enough for boys to bully girls, but a handicapped girl???? I'd have blown my stack, too. I wonder if anyone is listening after all of this - haven't heard a thing from the school district, parents of bullies, etc. When my kids were young I got a call from a grandmother that my son and his friend were saying some not so nice things to her granddaughter on the school bus. I gave my son a tongue lashing that he was not to do that and all was fine after that. Parents need to take complaints about their children seriously. I am also a retired teacher and saw bullying in my classes. I would send the child that was being bullied on an errand to the office and would "read the riot act" on the class to NEVER bully that child again. If I hear them doing it, they will be in BIG trouble. There should be zero tolerance for bullying!!

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Every action causes a reaction, would of done the same thing

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I sympathize with this father. I've been witness to several continuing instances of bullying in my family that were totally ignored and minimized by the schools, despite a so-called "zero tolerance" bullying "rule". There should be NO tolerance of bullying EVER. The only thing I think this man did wrong was to use foul language and threaten these kids...but I applaud the fact that he addressed the issue directly. Perhaps we need more parents like him.

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I think the guy showed tremendous restraint. If I had a daughter with cerebral paulsy who was being taunted, bullied harrased etc., by a group of ill mannered, poorly raised punks, I am afraid to think of what my reaction might be. The ironic thing is that he gets arrested, but the driver (if this particular driver has witnessed this more than once), the only adult on the bus goes through the day as if everything is just peachy. The parents of the abusers should be ashamed, and although I don't condone child abuse....they need to take belt to buttocks, with some gusto.

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This man is my hero! He did exactly what I would have done, what any parent would do for their child. A child that is being bullied is disabled in all respects. They feel alone, scared, embarassed and ashamed. You send them out in the world thinking they are such a great kid and everyone will see that. Instead you find out they're being tormented and ridiculed. Then you think if no one is going to protect them, YOU MUST! He did the right thing -- someone had to listen and guess what - THEY DID! Bullies are the biggest cowards ever and they must be stopped. I know schools are more involved than ever but more must be done.

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I am behind him 150%! The disespectful, foul-mouthed little gangsters which comprise today's youth NEED to have the crap beaten out of them as punishment. Time-outs and reprimands are why they are like this. Children NEED discipline. They need to know there is punishment when they do what they KNOW they are not supposed to do. Otherwise you have...little foul-mouthed gangsters. Thank you, liberals.

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I don't blame him one bit. I also know that often when a child is a bully the parents are just as bad or they are so convinced that their child is like a perfect angel and could never do such a thing no matter how much evidence there is. You also have to take into account that his daughter is handicapped and the parents urge to protect has got to be more stronger than usual. I don't care how ugly he got, no one got hurt, and I hope he scared the you know what out of these brats. People, please, take time to educate your children , everyone is not going to be just like them, everyone is different, everyone is special, and we are all God's children. He was also being a man and doing what he felt he needed to do to protect his child, his family. If I had a husband I would expect no less from him.

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What the Hell is the bus driver doing while this is going on. I think they're afraid of these kids, they'll just sit there and let someone kill your child. I think he did the right thing. But I would have directed my anger at the Bus Driver as well.

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So what's a bully? Someone physically bigger, verbally more aggressive, someone older or in a class older than you. So what do these grade school bullies grow into?? This girls father. He is a total bully and bullied the boys. This is 2010 and he needed to follow the set precedent and go thru teachers and school administration. I say he bullied the bus driver (lots of bus drivers are retirees or females and this man sure came across as a bully in adult form). He can say all the I Sorry's he want's to but he was still wrong and needs to be held accoutable as should the boys who were bullying. What about the innocent students on the bus who were not part of the bullying but witnessed the man bullying the boys. Did the father stop and take time to explain to the other students on the bus why he was bullying. Bullying is not ok at any age or in any form.

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I'm glad he went on that Bus and hopefully he scared the living hell out of them little brats. Sometimes parents should be even allowed to ride the school bus to just see what the heck goes on..The bus driver's sure don't give a dam..One time I had to ride the school bus,,some bullies thought they was going to start crap with me,,,I turned around and beat the living hell out of him..They never did try anything with me again thats for sure.

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I think he did exactly the right thing. My dad would've done the same had it been me in that situation at school. Obviously, the bad parents of these kids aren't doing their job and raising their kids right!

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In my experience, no one in the school district will do anything to stop the bullying even with a law in place. I used to be picked on and I used to get in trouble for defending myself. It was like the principal favored those kids and the only thing she taught me was that it was wrong to defend myself against these kids. Their parents didn't care either. I know someone that was bullied so bad, she had to drop out in her last year of hight school and nothing was done to make sure that the anti-bullying law was enforced!! I think it is irresponsible for the school districts to let this continue! If any of you educators out there could justify to me why you don't do anything and allow a child's education to be disrupted like this, I'd like to hear from you why you are not responsible when they are in your care for six hours!! It is irresponsible for the school district and educators alike to allow a good student to drop out because they get kicked around by the kids who at best will work in Walmart or Target for the rest of their lives!

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I grew up in the projects. If this had happened there, the father would have dragged the bullies home for their parents to beat they little asses and make sure it don't happen no mo.

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