Father says 11-year-old son jumped from school bus to escape the situation
Middle school student recovering after jumping from bus
A Walton County middle school student is recovering after jumping out of a school bus. His father said he was trying to get away from bullies.
The 11-year-old boy is recovering from a concussion and a broken elbow. Family said they notified the school of previous incidents and this one pushed the boy too far. Death. [That s the] first thing I m thinking when I hear you jumped out a vehicle because I m curious if it was moving and I m thinking about moving traffic and I was concerned he d get ran over or killed, Dion Murphy said.
Boy jumps from school bus in Walton County, troopers say
By FOX 5 Atlanta Digital Team
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Rescue crews respond to the scene along Georgia Highway 81 in Walton County after an 11-year-old boy jumps from a school bus on May 5, 2021.
(Walton County Sheriff s Office)
WALTON COUNTY, Ga. - A Walton County student is recovering after jumping out a school bus window and onto a passing pickup truck on Wednesday afternoon.
It happened along Georgia Highway 81 near Youth Monroe road around 2:30 p.m. The Georgia State Patrol said the bus was stopped in the turn lane when an 11-year-old boy jumped out of the right rear window of the bus and onto a passing pickup truck.
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A student in Georgia was recovering after jumping out a school bus window Wednesday afternoon, according to reports.
The incident occurred around 2:30 p.m. in Walton County, about 40 miles east of Atlanta.
The bus was stopped in a turn lane, when the boy, 11, jumped out of the rear window of the Walton County School District bus and fell into a passing pickup truck, the Georgia State Patrol said.
SANTA ROSA BEACH The Walton County Board of County Commissioners on Tuesday approved the creation of a beach safety advisory group, a fact-finding body that will report to the commission on potential new ways of addressing beach safety issues.
Comprising at least representatives of the Walton County Sheriff s Office, the South Walton Fire District, the county s Code Compliance and Emergency Management offices and the Walton County Tourist Development Council (TDC), creation of the working group comes as the county recently has seen four drownings in the Gulf of Mexico among visitors, and ongoing issues with people disregarding double-red flag warnings that signal dangerous surf conditions have closed the Gulf s waters.