Ohio School Board Probes Bus Assault on 10th-Grade Girl After Nov. 6 Video Goes Viral
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Updated · Fox News · Nov 13
Ohio School Board Probes Bus Assault on 10th-Grade Girl After Nov. 6 Video Goes Viral
1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Nov 13
Summary
A Nov. 6 attack on a school bus carrying students to Mahoning Valley Community School is under investigation after viral video showed a male student repeatedly punching, kicking and choking a 10th-grade girl.
Boardman Local School District said both students attend the Youngstown school under a service agreement and that the district provides transportation; it apologized for delaying parent notification after bus staff failed to convey the severity.
The district said the driver could not pull over immediately but stopped shortly after the fight began, and the bus aide has been placed on leave pending the investigation.
The girl's stepfather said he learned the full details five days later and that she was taken to a hospital, calling the response a failure to protect and communicate.
Mahoning Valley Community School's superintendent said confidentiality laws limit what the school can disclose publicly and that silence should not be read as inaction.