CAMBRIDGE, MASS. (WHDH) - A parent allegedly struck a bus driver in Cambridge following a verbal altercation on Tuesday morning.
The 29-year-old male parent had reportedly become upset with something the 45-year-old male bus driver had previously said to a child and decided to confront the driver on Rindge Avenue around 7:15 a.m., Cambridge police said.
“I see how you were talking to the other kids, you better not talk that way to my kids,” the parent allegedly told the driver before hitting him in the face, police said.
The driver and the man were separated, police said, and the driver was transported to a local hospital after complaining of head pain and later released, according to the Eastern Bus Company.
No arrests have been made at this time but police say charges may be pursued by the involved individuals at a later point.
Cambridge Public Schools Superintendent Kenneth N. Salim released a statement, saying that students who witnessed the incident, along with their families, have been offered support.
“The safety of our students, including their emotional safety, is of the highest importance,” the statement continued. “We are deeply troubled that students witnessed a physical altercation between a parent/caregiver and bus driver at a bus stop today. Students should feel safe on the bus and at school.”
The school district is working with the transportation company and local officials as they investigate.
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