Son bullied on bus

[marmaduke12]

My youngest has just started high school. He is young for his year.He has to travel 45 minutes on a bus to his new school . Today he got off the bus in tears.
A girl from a different school ( the bus goes to his school and one other) had snatched his phone off him and thrown it on the floor. When he got up to get it she took his seat. He then sat in her seat. She spat at him, poured sherbet ( wizzfizz) in his and his friends hair and then threw ice from her drink bottle at him. She then sat on him , telling him to get out of her seat but making it impossible for him to do so. She appears to be a very tall 14yo , he is a very small just turned 12 yo. This all happened at the back of the bus as because of the long trip, the kids that get on early are all friends and sit together on the back seat.
Before anyone asks if he is making this up , one of his friends filmed it on their phone.
I have left a msg for the other school ( that the girl goes to - she was in uniform and this bus only goes to 2 schools) for someone to ring me .
My question is
IABU - to contact my sons school as well as I will mark him out as "one of those kids with one of those mums"
IANBU - to contact his school as well as the other school as well as the girls school as they should be aware.
Random - but what about ringing the bus company
Thanks

Definitely contact the school and the bus company. The girl sounds horrible and unhinged. And encourage your son to stand closer to the front of that’s an option. Sorry to hear this has happened and hope he is ok

Think his school will want to know. Bus company might be your best bet though - if the girl’s school can ID her, the bus company might well issue a warning / ban for chucking food around… need to get some of the older kids to think about their roles in life if they are passively watching.

We had this problem and we contacted the school. Thankfully my DD knew the name of the kids involved and he got banned from the bus for a few weeks. I've said if he starts again then I'll do the same thing. I'm sure it won't be hard for the other school to find out the name of this girl with video evidence.
What a horrible kid.

That’s so awful, your poor boy.

id raise hell. She assaulted him by spitting at him. Disgusting.

Yes absolutely tell all parties concerned. The girl needs a serious dressing down and banned from the bus

Yep. I am hoping to have a word with the bus driver in the morning, but ringing the office makes more sense, I was worried abouth him starting high school such a long way from home, but he loves the school. I didn't think of the bus being a problem. I could drive him but that is 3 hours out of my day because of a badly behaved bully.

We had such bad bullying on school bus that DS was eventually allowed a taxi. School washed their hands of it, there was no supervision so the mean kids had free reign. I know some parents got round it by driving their kid to an earlier bus stop so they could get a seat near a friend.

Definitely he should sit right behind the driver. Good luck with your school.

If you contact the bus company they may put an inspector on that trip while it's being dealt with. They should also have cctv. Definitely contact them and ask to speak to a manager. They will take it seriously and let all drivers know.

If Theres video evidence too, try to get hold of that as proof. Report to both schools and say youll take it further with the police if nothing is done. Poor lad. Silly little bitch needs kicking off the bus

Thank you, I have contacted the bus company who said I need to contact the govt department that issues the free buspasses. Have done that and they are "invetigating". There is a possibility she may lose her free pass for a length of time as there are codes of conduct when you get a free travelpass. Have contacted her school, they have replied that they will get back to us by the end of the week. Have contacted my sons school and said we didn't want anything said or done to amke a fuss, just letting them know. . They have said they will try and quietly find out if any seniors get the afternoon bus ( they do in the morning ). Seniors have different timetables and often don't get the afternoon bus but they will see what they can do. Really didn't need someone being mean to my quiet little boy. Feel like pouring a bucket of water on her. She flicked ice at him for a good 5 minutes that she was fishing out of her drink bottle so fairs fair.
I know, I won't but goodness, some kids need a good telling off.
The school she goes to is a school for talented performing artists, so it's not like she is some poor sod who I could feel sorry for.

What a vile girl! Your poor son.

Please keep chasing her school if they don’t come back to you. Do you have a copy of the video to send to them?

Does she go to a private school? I went to a private school and if someone was caught misbehaving outside of school while in uniform, that person got bollocked, so I hope the same happens to her.

Not a private school, but a specialist state school. Yes she was in their uniform. We have sent them a screen grab of the girls face.
I just wish it hadn't happened, I loved school and the bus and it makes me sad that someone is spoiling that already for my son.
I am going to ask for a hand written letter of apology , signed by her and her parents. That's really all I want.
Today, on the bus home , some seniors from her school sat in front of my son and his friends and she sat at the front. Hoping that is the school doing something, not just an accident. FX