If the child was a normal 9 year old kid, I would understand why the bus driver would be angry. If I were the parent of the child, I would expect that the bus drive would reprimand my child (without physical violence of course!) ... at the same time, bus drivers who do the school run SHOULD be trained in child care in the same way teachers are - they are, after all, in charge of 30-odd children. Furthermore, those in charge of special needs children should be a) more compassionate and b) the recipient of even more specialised training.

This is just disgusting!!!