School bus is up the creek

Douglass, Kansas

A school bus ran off a road and into a creek, stranding ten students and the driver.  The ten children were able to climb out of the windows and wait for rescue on the side of the bus.

The driver was trapped inside the bus for quite some time, with no updates as to the extent of injuries.

SRO helps uncover a school shooting threat

Safe Havens, International

Attack near School Leads to Protest against Violence

Wichita, KS
A frightening attack after school on Friday led to a protest Monday against violence at Truesdell Middle School in south Wichita.

The attack by a large group of students left several kids with cuts and bruises.

It happened in a driveway a few blocks southeast of the school.

Rian Brown says her two 6th grade children were walking with a friend when a large group of kids chased them down.

She says her son and his friend were getting away, but the group caught up with her daughter who took punches to the face.

"The group caught up with my daughter, and they went back for her. She sustained the most injury from it," said Rian Brown, mother of two attack victims.

Her son and his friend returned to try and help when she says they were pushed to the ground and repeatedly kicked.

Man Sues Kansas School District For Failing To Stop Homophobic Bullying

Overland Park, KS
A Kansas man filed a lawsuit against the Blue Valley School District that alleges school officials turned a blind eye to bullying he endured because of his perceived sexual orientation.

In addition to having his nose broken on a number of occasions and being called homophobic slurs, the unidentified man, who graduated in 2010, was allegedly doused in urine by abusive classmates and had his hand forced on a burner during cooking class. And administrators, he claims, did lawsuit, nothing.

KCTV has more:

"His reports were met with indifference, inaction, or where some action was taken, the action was wholly inadequate and ineffective," according to the lawsuit.
"A few sympathetic teachers" passed on the reports to administrators, but either nothing was done or administrators "made inadequate and feeble attempts to discipline students, only to knowingly permit the physical and emotional assaults and harassment to continue," according to the lawsuit.
The plaintiff suffered emotional and physical trauma, and as a result his grades suffered. He attended classes at another facility to escape the abuse, the lawsuit claims. He still experiences physical pain and post-traumatic stress disorder issues, and is receiving counseling.
"The harassment was so severe, pervasive and objectively offensive that it effectively deprived (the plaintiff) of access to educational benefits or opportunities provided by the school district," according to the lawsuit.