ILLINOIS – A school bus driver has been charged with leading a homophobic attack on a 10-year old student passenger.
The Kankakee Sheriff’s Police Department said that the boy was taunted by the driver, who then encouraged other students to chase and beat the child. It was alleged that he repeatedly called the boy “gay.”
Chief Deputy Ken McCabe said the incident occurred on a Bourbonnais Elementary School District bus while returning students to their homes.
“When the boy got off the bus, the driver encouraged several other students to go after him and tackle him. Our investigation shows that occurred,” McCabe told The Daily Journal.
He also said the driver is under investigation for joining the students in chasing the boy and grabbing him.
The only comment School District officials would make was to say the driver had been terminated.
