Published: October 5, 2021

MAURY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL OFFICIALS HAVE STARTED IN AN INVESTIGATION AFTER A VIDEO SHARED ON FACEBOOK SHOWED MULTIPLE STUDENTS GRABBING AND PUNCHING A FELLOW CLASSMATE, WHILE RIDING ON A SCHOOL BUS. ACCORDING TO THE DAILY HERALD, THE VIDEO SHOWS SEVERAL BOYS STANDING ON THE BUS, SURROUNDING A BOY SEATED BY A WINDOW. SEVERAL BOYS WERE ALSO CAPTURED FILMING THE INCIDENT WHICH BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON HAD BEEN SEEN MORE THAN 4,800 TIMES ON SOCIAL MEDIA. THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IN A STATEMENT ON FRIDAY ADVISED THEY DO NOT CONDONE OR TOLERATE BEHAVIOR SUCH AS THIS AND THAT THEY ARE TAKING STEPS TO HOLD ALL STUDENTS ACCOUNTABLE.