Woman attacks Cherry Creek school bus driver after argument with student, police say

A Cherry Creek School District bus driver who aggressively grabbed a student on a broken-down school bus Wednesday was then attacked by a woman and suffered minor injuries, Aurora police said.

Officers responded to the area of ​​South Kittredge Street and South Mission Parkway around 4 p.m. to a suspicious incident involving students on a school bus, department spokesperson Sydney Edwards said.

Police discovered that after the bus broke down in the area, the bus driver “grabbed the student in an aggressive manner,” Edwards said.

A short time later, a woman arrived at the bus and, after the bus doors opened, began assaulting the driver, Aurora police said.

The woman fled the scene with the student before officers arrived.

Investigators are working to identify the woman who left the scene and are still determining whether the student’s family will file charges against the bus driver, Edwards said.

Cherry Creek School District is investigating the incident, spokesperson Lauren Snell said in an email.

Families were informed of the incident via a phone call on Wednesday, which stated that the bus became stuck due to a mechanical problem, which prevented the driver from immediately opening the doors.