A Sign of Times? Violence, bullying, drugs, thefts and pranks on school buses are just a few of the reasons that have led the parents of children from Las Galletas school that use this form of transport to demand police escort.

Las Galletas in need of police escort on school buses © Island Connections Tenerife Puerto de la Cruz Apartment to sell Apartment in Puerto de la Cruz Schönes Appartement mit 154 m2 in Puerto de la Cruz. 1 Wohnzimmer, 3 Schlafzimmer, 2 Badezimmer, Abstellraum, ... more details Las Galletas - 22.10.2004 - One mother reported to local paper Diario de Avisos that a foreign student was attacked by other children a few weeks ago and that a large group of children had to walk to their homes or wait for their parents to pick them up when a woman bus driver refused to continue the route through Guaza because children were throwing paper balls at her. The director of Las Galletas’ school Rosario Rivero, declared that a child was recently attacked on the bus by other children and that extra vigilance is a must to avoid these incidents. According to the regional Education department, police escorts are being introduced on school buses progressively – a sad sign of times?

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