In a case THIS egregious I could understand why. You don’t have to agree in your head with everything your elders do, but you ought to respect your elders and treat them civilly.
Years ago... gosh, 20+ years, I rode a bus as an “assistant” to the driver. Sat one boy down beside me when he was acting outrageously, and he repeatedly punched me in the ribs. I begged the bus driver to stop the bus and help me, he refused. Last time I rode a school bus. That was 20+ years ago. I just can’t imagine now.