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An 11-year-old boy lept from a school bus while it was driving down the road to escape a bully, according to Fox News.
Dion Murphy, the boy’s father claims that the boy has been bullied on a regular basis.
“One student jumped in his face, he was pushing him against the window, when he fell, the other student took his shoe and in a desperate attempt to escape it, he jumped out the window.”
“There’s more tapes and that’s why I’m so upset because the school neglected the bullying act and did not do anything about it.”
“They took it as horse-play, but my son could have lost his life.”
“The Walton County School District does not tolerate bullying and harassment of any kind.”
“The incident is being thoroughly investigated by school officials and any disciplinary issues that may arise will be handled appropriately at the school level.”
From Fox News:
Authorities said the boy landed on top of a passing pickup truck and rolled onto the highway. He suffered a concussion and a broken elbow, according to the station.
Murphy said the incident “broke my heart” and that it wasn’t the first time his son had been bullied. Murphy said he had met with school leaders in March to discuss the bullying.
The school issued a statement to the station confirming that a student suffered non-life-threatening injuries in an incident aboard a school bus on Wednesday.
The boy is no longer enrolled at Youth Middle School, the station reported.
