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Those kids, left on their own, were well on their way to be sociopaths and criminals.

And how do you know that? Do you have several years of history about how each of these kids have behaved in school and on the bus, and toward authority figures in general?

If these kids had a history of disruptive and disrespectful behavior toward authority figures or other students associated with the school system, them this punishment might have been justified. But I've seen no mention of any pattern of bad behavior.

For this one incident, no matter how emotional some are over the video and other circumstances, the school officials still used bad judgment and the punishment is too severe.

I said two or three weeks suspension and 40 hours of community service. That's pretty severe punishment for one incident of verbal abuse.

And since all the kids received the same punishment, it seems likely it was for only this one incident.

And how do you know that? Do you have several years of history about how each of these kids have behaved in school and on the bus, and toward authority figures in general?

Nope. But I do have video evidence of kids talking about an elderly person raping them. I do have evidence of a child graphically describing what it would be like to stab this elderly person in the stomach. I do have video evidence of these kids treating an elderly person like a dog...no I take that back...worse then I've ever seen any dog treated.

I don't need any more evidence. These kids were well acquainted with this behavior. They clearly had lots of practice.

said two or three weeks suspension and 40 hours of community service. That's pretty severe punishment for one incident of verbal abuse.

Number one they were NOT suspended from school. The article clearly says that the law requires they have an education. They are going to a different school with perhaps, perhaps, more accountability. And if they really want to go back to their old school they reapply after 30 weeks. They have to do 50 hours of community service with senior citizens. That's not too severe. It's NOT severe enough.

What you propose is a three week vacation from school. Wow. I'll bet that will teach them. And forty hours of community service instead of 50. Yeah, that extra 10 hours of serving old people will just kill them.