77-year-old school bus driver appears to shove, slap, and allegedly choke middle-schooler

A 77-year-old Louisiana school bus driver was arrested after getting caught on video appearing to shove, slap, and allegedly choke a middle school student.

What are the details?

Miles Jenkins was arrested Monday after a family member of the Marrero Middle School student contacted the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office, WVUE-TV reported.

Video recorded by another student on the bus shows Jenkins appearing to shove the student back into a seat before apparently slapping the student in the head, the station said.

Image source: YouTube screenshot

Image source: YouTube screenshot

WVUE added that the student appears to shove the bus driver, after which the bus driver appears to pin the student against a window and allegedly choke him.

Image source: YouTube screenshot

In the video, another student yells, “Get off of him," the station said.

The student and the driver then walk toward the bus door before the video cuts off, WVUE reported, adding that it's unclear what led up to the incident.

Jenkins, who is out on bond, faces a simple battery charge, the station said.

What else?

Jenkins resigned from First Student, the school bus contractor that Jefferson Parish Schools uses, WVUE said.

“At First Student, we invest heavily in the comprehensive training and ongoing development of our drivers," the bus contractor said in a statement to the station. "They receive an average of 40 hours of training before operating a bus, which is more than double the federal requirement. Drivers also go through regular enhancement training during their tenure with the company. We monitor driver performance daily and conduct annual evaluations.”

The school district added to WVUE that "all bus drivers who transport our Jefferson Parish Schools students undergo state and federal background checks. They also undergo training before, and during, the period that they transport our students. The district provides thorough instructions to drivers in compliance with state and federal safety and operations guidelines and regulation. Bus drivers for our transportation vendor, First Student, are required to know and abide by our district’s policies and procedures. To the extent that drivers fail to follow those policies and procedures, they are not fulfilling the requirements of their job.”

The school district added to the station that if a student is accused of misbehaving on a school bus, the incident is reported through an office referral, after which disciplinary actions may take place.

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