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Bus abuse concern at children’s charity

One year on from the publication of government guidance on tackling bullying on journeys to and from school, a new survey shows that the majority of local authorities still do not have a safer travel policy in place, according to charity 4Children. And one of the charity’s supporters has called for better training for school bus drivers and for monitors on school buses.

A survey of 67 local authorities carried out by 4Children revealed that 60 per cent did not have a safer travel policy, and 52 per cent did not have a safer travel team. Anne Longfield, chief executive of 4Children, says: “We know that bullying at school causes extreme distress for many children and also their parents. But bullying will often follow a child beyond the school gates when they are out of view from school staff. Sometimes sadly it can end in tragedy.”

Paul Vodden, the father of an 11-year-old boy, Ben, who committed suicide in 2006 after being bullied on a school bus in Horsham says: “What happened to Ben must be considered fairly unique. Things came to a head when not only was he bullied by a few fellow students but the bus driver joined in.

“In my opinion, this incident represents a small tip to a very large iceberg of misery for many children who have a hard time on their way to and from school on dedicated school buses. In what other situation would we expect an untrained and unqualified adult to be in sole charge of 50 or more children and to do another complex task at the same time. The clue is in the name ‘bus driver’, not ‘teacher’, not ‘child minder’, not ‘carer’ but ‘bus driver’.

“There is a real need for driver training in child psychology as well as to provide them with an understanding of what is acceptable behaviour with children. There is also a need for a second level of monitoring students whilst they are on such buses, not simply leaving it to bus drivers on their own to provide discipline and to deal with behavioural problems as they arise.”

www.4children.org.uk