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Bus driver scuffles with teen

MILWAUKEE, Tenn. (Court TV) - As a rule, school bus drivers should act more mature than their passengers.

But, last week, a Milwaukee bus driver was charged with child abuse after she fought an 11-year-old girl over an insult, according to the Milwaukee Sentinel.

Suzette Washington, 33, a driver for the Laidlaw Transit bus company, overheard a student complaining about another bus driver to a friend. She asked the girl about the comment.

The girl allegedly responded, "Stupid bus drivers."

Washington ordered the girl off the bus and called her a "heifer."

The girl called Washington a "b**ch," and the driver retorted by calling the girl and her mother a "b**ch."

The verbal altercation, unfortunately, turned physical.

Washington reportedly grabbed the 11-year-old and punched her, scratched her and broke her glasses. A school official got on the bus and pulled the driver off the girl.

Washington faces 3 ½ years in prison if convicted. She has been suspended from her job.

LOL!!!!!!!!!

I kinda have to laugh a little bit too.. I feel bad for the 11 year old.. but more power to her..

Those 11 year olds are vicious.

I feel for the bus driver. Kids can be little devils at times, and it's as if their hands are tied when it comes to dealing with them. Granted, this driver went over the line, but hey, I can feel for her.
...Jennifer...

Yep, some kids need a good kick in the butt once in a while. The problem is that they think that no one can touch them, so they feel immune to any consequenses. I say we go back to the way it used to be. I got about 3 whoopings in my life from my father, and that's all it took to keep me straight.

Me to Ed and Jen. Ed I can still remember each time my Dad paddled me. I think I got a little smack from my Mom every day till I was about 10!!!! I must say I deserved every one!!!!!

C'MON CORPORAL PUNISHMENT!!

Eric

Driving a school bus is one of the most thankless jobs on the planet because unfortunately many parents aren't taking the time to teach their children how to behave. As an adult, she shouldn't have done what she did, but I don't imagine it was the first insult she had received from kids on the bus.

we had a witch for a school bus driver, hehe, in elementary school. one time me and my friend refused to walk across the street after she let us out, and she ran off the bus and chased us across the street, arms waving in the air like a mad woman.

Back when I was in the 10th grade, we had a mean substitute driver, she couldn't tolerate cussing, plus it was a crowded bus and she can't move unless everyone is seated. I'm glad I was one of the first people to get a seat before anyone else has. When she turned on another street, she turned so tight that it was as if she was doin' a 3-wheeler! Then when a car was about to pull out in front of the bus, the driver swirved around it. I felt like I was in the movie "Speed".