Bullying is something everyone can agree is terrible and should never happen, no matter who you are. Unfortunately, many of us have faced bullies at some point in our lives. While some of us leave those bullies behind when we graduate, others might encounter them in the workplace or elsewhere.
One of the most shocking cases of bullying happened in 2021 and has left many people deeply disturbed. An 11-year-old boy from Walton County, Georgia, was so badly bullied that he jumped out of a moving school bus to escape his tormentors.
The boy’s father, Dion Murphy, shared the painful details. He revealed that his son suffered a concussion and a broken elbow from the fall. Dion said they had repeatedly reported the bullying to the school, but nothing was done.
“Death. [That’s the] first thing I’m thinking when I hear you jumped out a vehicle because I’m curious if it was moving and I’m thinking about moving traffic and I was concerned he’d get ran over or killed,” Dion said at the time.
Dion was heartbroken and frustrated, feeling that his son had been pushed to a desperate act because the school didn’t take action. “I believe he was trying to escape the situation. At this moment he felt back was up against the wall,” Dion explained. He also mentioned that there were videos of the bullying incidents that had been ignored.
Bus drivers and TRACHERS wake up!
— David Matthew (@DMMWINS) May 10, 2021
Boy, 11, jumped out of bus to escape beating from bullies: dad https://t.co/B5I2frpjsC
“There’s more tapes and that’s why I’m so upset because the school neglected the bullying act and did not do anything about it,” Dion said. “They took it as horseplay, but my son could have lost his life.”
After the frightening incident, the boy changed schools, but the trauma from the bullying was severe. This story is a stark reminder that bullying can have serious and even life-threatening consequences. The immediate physical injuries are obvious, but the long-term emotional and psychological damage can be just as alarming.
Many people online criticized the bus driver for not intervening, though it’s possible the driver didn’t notice the bullying while focusing on the road. Regardless, we all hope that this brave young boy is now safe and no longer facing bullying.
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I would sue the entire school system for negligence. They knew what was going on and did nothing. Shame on the bus driver😡