Father of the 11-year-old boy who jumped from school bus says he was trying to get away from bullies. Video / Fox 5Father of the 11-year-old boy who jumped from school bus says he was trying to get away from bullies. Video / Fox 5An 11-year-old boy in the US state of Georgia jumped from his school bus into moving traffic, with his father claiming he did it to escape bullies who had been tormenting him for months. A school spokesman told Fox 5 in a statement: "Following a bus incident on May 5, a Walton County School District student sustained minor, non-life-threatening injuries. The incident is being thoroughly investigated by school officials and any disciplinary issues that may arise will be handled appropriately at the school level."

Source: New Zealand Herald May 11, 2021 01:25 UTC