Yes, kids are awful on the bus. I’m a school counselor and there are some who bully others horribly. All the more reason the bus driver should be modeling civility for them. They should be trained to deescalate, not tell kids to F off. That mom might have overstepped, but she was being protective of her kid and her neighbors’ kids, and I understand that impulse. Especially if MCPS had blown off her concerns. There’s so much abuse of power these days in general that everyone should be working double time to protect those who have less power. If that sometimes means overstepping, so be it.

THIS is why my kid is in 7th grade and has NEVER taken the bus to school. I need therapy to get over my trauma as a child on the bus and all the major incidents we had.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So for those of you standing up for the bus driver, what do you think of the video of the driver telling the kids to F off?

That happened. MCPS didn’t do anything after multiple reports.

Honestly, this is another instance in which parents should file suit against MCPS.

You clearly have no idea what kind of language is used every day on the bus by middle schoolers. Your child can just record the audio to give you a taste. It is horrible. MCPS knows and knows the parents don't care.

Are you a buss driver? How do you know?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So for those of you standing up for the bus driver, what do you think of the video of the driver telling the kids to F off?

That happened. MCPS didn’t do anything after multiple reports.

Honestly, this is another instance in which parents should file suit against MCPS.

You clearly have no idea what kind of language is used every day on the bus by middle schoolers. Your child can just record the audio to give you a taste. It is horrible. MCPS knows and knows the parents don't care.

And your point? Are you saying that MCPS staff member’s use of the language is justified because kids use it? I’m sorry but no...

Anonymous wrote:So for those of you standing up for the bus driver, what do you think of the video of the driver telling the kids to F off?

That happened. MCPS didn’t do anything after multiple reports.

Honestly, this is another instance in which parents should file suit against MCPS.

You clearly have no idea what kind of language is used every day on the bus by middle schoolers. Your child can just record the audio to give you a taste. It is horrible. MCPS knows and knows the parents don't care.

Anonymous wrote:Me thinks a bunch of MCPS bureaucrats are here venting against all the parents -- the people they work for. Just suck it up. You work with many many nutcases and we moms need to keep you all in line. Good for that mom for standing up to that loony.

Yep. I totally agree.

We put our children in the hands of MCPS to educate them, ensure their safety, transport them, etc., even when they act like brats. We also expect MCPS to problem solve troublesome behavior. If the driver was having trouble managing the kids, he should have requested and received support with managing behaviors. It is never acceptable for a MCPS employee to tell students to F off. Never. And there is undeniable proof that this happened. If the parent who boarded the bus broke some sort of MCPS policy, police should have been called. Perhaps having not done so is just another example of this driver, and then MCPS, not following protocol.

Also, wtf is wrong with you people defending a MCPS employee cursing at children? Absolutely ridiculous whoever cuts your paychecks.

Anonymous wrote:Driver is way out of line

African people tend to talk louder and get agitated when their rightful authority is challenged. That woman should have been deposited on the curb on her ass.

Me thinks a bunch of MCPS bureaucrats are here venting against all the parents -- the people they work for. Just suck it up. You work with many many nutcases and we moms need to keep you all in line. Good for that mom for standing up to that loony.

Anonymous wrote:So pretty sure she violated some MCPS policy about adults getting on buses, otherwise we all can wander on and off right?

Said parent should be banned from the boarding any other MCPS school busses. The poor driver doesn't get paid enough money to deal with Karen’s and the broods of Karen’s.

Anonymous wrote:It is pretty obvious it was taped by one of the students, not the mom! People are weird for jumping on her, as if she were entrapping him.

Ever thought she planned for the kid to video tape her?

Anonymous wrote:This lady should pay attention to what her own kids are up to and stop thinking they are such angels.

Exactly, that’s what’s wrong with the kids today. They act like assholes and their entitled ass parents agree with them when they were in the wrong. When I was a kid when we acted like jerks and the bus drivers told us so and then we straightened our act up. We didn’t run to mommy.

If the driver told the kids to F*** off I’m sure it’s because the kids cursed at him first. Many of you on this board wouldn’t believe how your children acted when you are not present. Middle schoolers have the ability to push a lot of buttons and then feign hurt feelings.

I wish this guy had been savvy enough to call the police and have them talk her off the ledge. It was brave of the bus driver to block her access to the kids -- God knows what a nut like that has planned.

It is pretty obvious it was taped by one of the students, not the mom! People are weird for jumping on her, as if she were entrapping him.

It is pretty obvious it was taped by one of the students, not the mom! People are weird for jumping on her, as if she was entrapping him.

Anonymous wrote:So for those of you standing up for the bus driver, what do you think of the video of the driver telling the kids to F off?

That happened. MCPS didn’t do anything after multiple reports.

Honestly, this is another instance in which parents should file suit against MCPS.

Yup, exactly. I posted the link earlier...but here it is again https://wjla.com/news/local/mcps-bus-driver-caught-on-camera-telling-students-to-fu-off-reassigned-to-new-route?fbclid=IwAR3eL0Yo3mfJnLfohR0rDTTUrzus3eJoVqeB4QEffsYtYZOCWfYAjIo1w8A

It's wacky how many people are defending this deranged person who should not be behind the wheel.