It is weird that nothing was done.
My ex drove school bus. First, as has been stated, chances are the bus driver didn't know what had happened. School bus driving is very stressful, and the drivers who survive it are often those who ignore everything. My ex drove for two years, and the police have to get involved four times. One of the students was been ordered by the police not to have any contact with our family.
Secondly, students do dumbass things daily. A school bus driver has no authority to discipline, but should do so everyday.
Discipline is done by the school. When a school bus driver reports a problem, he/she is looking at about 1-3 hours to sit in an office to get the fill out paperwork and talk to the principal...it is typically closer to 3 hours. They are not paid a cent for doing this, it is all on their own time. Chances are, the school won't really do anything anyway. What can the school do? Call the parents? Ohhh, scary! If kids are bad, chances are their parents can't or won't control them anyway.
If people want school bus drivers to report problems, then pay them for doing so. Refusal to pay for that time gives an incentive to not report problems.
So, I disagree with disciplining the school bus driver.
Should the kids have been disciplined? Yes. It is too late for that now though. Doing it now is only for political correctness.
I do not agree with minors having sex. But the sad fact is, they will and we live in the real world and we have to adapt our views to what is, not what we want. The usual age for losing your virginity in my hometown was 13 (that was also the usual age for starting to drink...some pubs served 13 year olds). *sigh* I saved myself for marriage when I was 20.
Andee is right, sex is something teens do when there is nothing else to do. But I do think kids should be taught not to do it on a school bus.
Richard
Edited by - Skeptic on 11 January 2003 17:13:13