[mickey blue eyes]

was the driver a gutless wonder

[opinionator]

Maybe he was afraid of getting shot?

[Mamzelle]

Lose-lose. Try to stop kids from fighting, and end up getting sued.

A school bus is a huge liability and security risk--one answer is to have a zero-tolerance for any disrupters, and make the parents drive their kids. Put two adults in every bus. Or, maybe, just stop offereing bus service, period. In my town, it's mostly the English as a Second Language kids who ride the buses, anyway.