| While the bus driver clearly crossed the line with the kid by taping his mouth, I still feel sorry for him. I don't think they give bus drivers enough training on how to handle kids when they get out of line. Which, in turn, is dangerous for the driver. We ask too many people to care for and educate our children, when, in reality, it should start at home. If the kid isn't disciplined at home, he (she) won't be able to recognize when discipline is necessary and to heed a warning.
Another related note - - there was a couple up here in Kansas City that lived in the same city I do - they were ministers at a church in KCMO. They had either 4 or 5 (I can't remember which) foster children in their care. One of them (a 5-year-old) had some problems, physical and psychological. One evening, apparently one of the parents lost control and duct taped the kid's mouth. Then proceeded to tie the kid up so he wouldn't hurt himself or anybody else. He died during the night - asphyxiation. Apparently unable to breathe well enough through his nose to sustain life. The next morning, they found him dead and transported him to Missouri - apparently understanding the ramifications of their actions. The foster parents and their live-in nanny were charged, tried or pled and convicted of murder.
Don't let history repeat itself. Duct tape is for fixing 'stuff', not kids.
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