Beating on a School Bus

The Belleville Police Department in Illinois released this video today. You can hear the school bus driver repeatedly telling students to sit down as the student is beaten.

News reports say two students might be expelled and three others may be suspended by the district.

Video: New Effort Stops Bullies Keeps Kids in School

According to the CDC, 160,000 kids stay home from school because of bullying. A new program in Ely, Nev., is reducing the abuse and getting more kids on the bus and back in school, ABC News reports. The program at White Pines County School District started with a confidential survey that helped identify some of the biggest bullies in the school. Instead of punishing these bullies, a new principal is talking with them, trying to solve the problems at their roots. Thanks for the link, Diana!