A juvenile who was captured on camera striking a nine-year-old girl on a school bus has been charged with violence.
The gruesome tape shows the 15-year-old and another guy punching the third-grade girl in the head on Wednesday, as others filmed the terrible assault.
At the Coconut Palm K-8 Academy in Homestead, Florida, none of her classmates intervened in the assault, which was filmed by another student.
Instead, her peers filmed the vicious assault by the two lads and began cheering for them during the assault as they watched.
Katherine Fernandez Rundle, the state attorney for Miami-Dade County, decided that the school police officer issuing the youngster a civil citation was insufficient.
She stated, “Based on the evidence and circumstances, we believe that the use of a civil citation was incompatible with the level of violence exhibited by the 15-year-old against his much younger and smaller victim.”
We have thus filed criminal battery allegations with the juvenile courts.
The girl’s mother told Local 10 that authorities are overwhelmed by violence in and around the school, encouraging her to enroll her three children in a different school.
Her mother asserts that her two older children have also been bullied since joining the school on January 9, and that they have done nothing to help.
Wednesday around 4.10 p.m., the Miami-Dade Schools Police announced that the perpetrators were apprehended after responding to the incident.
Authorities reported that they evaluated two youngsters for injuries before releasing them to their parents’ custody.
“The safety and well-being of our students is of the utmost importance,” they stated in a statement.
This school system goes to considerable pains to emphasize the virtues of self-control and courtesy, as well as the responsible use of social media. We request that parents instill these values at home.
Her mother continued, “That bus is overcrowded with passengers of all ages.” The two adults on the bus — the bus (driver) and the bus aide – only sit in the front, and the vehicle is quite chaotic due to the constant yelling.
We’ve experienced problems with my son and other students on the school bus, in the cafeteria, and during dismissal.
‘I already drew the line, and I was also on the phone with the district — I spoke with a representative of the district — who advised me to continue speaking with the principal and compile a bully report.
You are still accountable for our children even though you are caring for them. This is why you have a job.
Not only are you responsible for educating them, but if you observe any inappropriate behavior in your classroom, you are not required to physically intervene; instead, you should contact someone who can. Because if someone’s child dies, the school is responsible.’