there's one guy basically tormented
my son for my 15 to 20
minutes as the bus just rode
Jermon Burrell the father of a
five-year-old at West Oakview
Elementary says last week his
son was attacked by an older
student while riding a bus home
from school my son was
like brutally assaulted like
suffocated all on the
school bus by a 6th grader but I
don't want to talk about a kid
but that's some deranged stuff as
the attack happened Burrell
claims some other students stood
by and recorded and the bus
driver didn't act to help his
son doesn't know if the driver
noticed what was happening but
he believes they should have it
was just so much like going on
like that shouldn't be going on you
like you shouldn't be driving
bus like that like there's kids
jumping up over the seats
but not when he first learned of
the incident on March 9th
Burrell says he spoke with the
district's Transportation
director to find out what
I asked him It's the video of my son, can I watch it? He's like There's some kind of law to
to protect the students
according to the family
educational rights and Privacy
Act schools can decline to
release video that could be used
for disciplinary actions the
parents can request a review it
Burrell claimed he was first
allowed to see the video six
days after the incident occurred
it's like it drives you crazy
school superintendent Scott
Korpak confirming an
investigation is underway in a
statement he told News 8 we are
horrified by the bus incident
that took place last week and
are conducting a thorough
investigation in cooperation
with the Kent County Sheriff's
Department the bus driver has
been placed on administrative
leave and final disciplinary
decisions involving all
individuals involved will be
made at the conclusion of the
investigation we are working
closely with the student's family
to ensure they receive the
support services needed we are
also reviewing our
Transportation safety measures
to ensure the safety of all
students and will continue to
keep parents and our school
Community informed of important
information as it becomes
available and appropriate to
share Burrell says he wants to
District to have a better
process in place so others don't
have a similar ordeal I hope the
school gets a protocol for
situations like these and others
situations they're not prepared for
now Burrell says he's been trying to
keep his son's mind off the incident
but admits he is shaken up by it
he has that he knew other
student accused of the attack
because of smaller interactions
with his child but he never
expected it to reach this point
and the Kent County Sheriff's
Office will continue conducting
interviews