A Texas school bus driver was caught on camera taunting a crying girl and encouraging the rest of the kids to do the same, KSAT-TV reported.
The incident occurred sometime in March before the spring break vacation. The bus driver, identified as Ms. Pat, is allegedly seen on video calling a girl on her bus a "crybaby."
Ms. Pat then tells the rest of the kids on bus No. 67 to join her, saying "Ready? Cry, cry, cry," KSAT-TV reported.
The girl can be heard crying as they make fun of her.
"I want my mama," Ms. Pat says in the video, according to KSAT-TV.
The video, obtained by the station, has gone viral. Several parents expressed outrage and confusion over Ms. Pat's apparent actions.
"If you can't bully at school, why are they allowing it on the bus?" Monna Perez, whose children ride Ms. Pat's bus, told KSAT-TV.
Another parent said her son asked her to pick him up instead of him taking the bus. The mother did not know why until she saw the video.
"She treated the child as if she was a child herself, bullying the child," the mother, who wished to be identified as Lucy, told the station. "Having the other children follow her example, that's just wrong."
Sherri Bays, superintendent for the Floresville Independent School District, told the station the driver's actions were inappropriate.
"I was very concerned with that and it's definitely not appropriate." Bays said. "I think she's acting very childish and immature."
Disciplinary action was taken against the bus driver, however Bays did not divulge any specifics, KSAT-TV reported. The driver still has her job and has returned to her normal duties.
"I expect that person to learn from that mistake and we will continue to monitor that," Bays told the station.
