A Floresville, Texas school bus driver was caught on camera teasing a crying child, encouraging other riders to join in the verbal abuse.
The bus driver, only known as “Miss Pat“, was overheard on surveillance footage repeatedly calling the child a “crybaby.” The young child’s sobbing continued, as the driver encouraged students to chant “cry, cry, cry!” The teasing continued when the driver mocked, “I want my mama!”
A parent who asked to only be identified as Lucy told KSAT, “She treated the child as if she was a child herself, bullying the child. Having the other children follow her example, that’s just wrong.”
Upon reviewing the footage, school district superintendent Dr. Sherry Bays said, “I was very concerned with that and it’s definitely not appropriate. I think she’s acting very childish and immature.”
Miss Pat was not fired from her job, but was disciplined, according to the school district. She has resumed her regular bus route.