School-Bus Driver Assaults 10-Year-Old Passenger
I've been hearing bits about this story for a couple of days. Some things simply defy understanding. Here is a summary from the hometown newspaper:
A Bourbonnais [Illinois] Elementary School District No. 53 bus driver was arrested Thursday [9 October 2008] for mob action after he allegedly taunted a 10-year-old student and encouraged others on the bus to chase after the boy.
Russell A. Schmalz, 46, was arrested by the Kankakee Sheriff's Police Department, Chief Deputy Ken McCabe said. Schmalz is also charged with endangering the life of a child and battery.
"The incident occurred last Friday," McCabe said, alleging that Schmalz was taunting the boy by calling him "gay."
"When the boy got off the bus the driver encouraged several other students to go after him and tackle him. Our investigation shows that occurred," McCabe said this morning.
[Bill Byrns, "Bourbonnais bus driver arrested after alleged taunting", The Daily Journal, 10 October 2008.]
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on Friday, 17 October 2008 at 02.25
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If this is true, which I expect it is, Schmalz is a mental case and belongs in an institution.