11-Year-Old Boy Attacked In School Bus: Are Parents Failing Their Children?

Denver mom named Lachelle Heartly wanted answers when her 11-year-old son was beaten on the way to school by bullies. The attack happened on January 29, and up until now, she still doesn't have answers.

This is yet another issue that parents have to address: Bullying is not a new thing; for as long as people can remember, bullies have always existed. But has this mean streak gone on for too long and too far? Lachelle's son's case is hardly the first to happen.

Parenting reported that during that day, her son came home early from school complaining of a headache. A week later, the school contacted her to view a video of an incident involving an attack.

When the video showed her son Clay being dragged to the back of the school bus, unconscious, but the worse part is that the video shown to her was clearly altered. "It was snippets. They cut and pasted what they wanted me to see. And I would just like to see the entire thing," said Heartly.

The school said that they cannot release the whole video due to student piracy laws. However, the mother thinks the bus driver could have done something to protect her son or help him after the incident. Even more unfortunate is that school bus bullying is becoming a concern among parents, as they noticed that kids are more vulnerable in these situations considering that the only adult on the bus is one who cannot react to every incident.

Statistics regarding the negative effects of bullying is becoming alarming. For instance, 40% of suicide victims were bullied, and more than two thirds of school shootings were conducted by those who were bullied.

Bullying incidents have been steadily rising, at more and more dangerous costs. Are adults failing their children with these statistics?