Eighth Grader Charged After Fight On Anderson School Bus

Thursday 5:16 p.m. Update
One of the eighth grade girls has been charged with assault and battery, according to Capt. Daryl Loftis with the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office.  Loftis said the Sheriff’s Office reviewed surveillance footage and determined charges would be filed.  A search of the bookbag determined there was no knife found, as previously reported.

***UPDATE***
Anderson County District 5 Schools sent the following release in response to requests for information:

We had an altercation between two McCants students on a bus this afternoon. The driver quickly pulled the bus over on Greenville Street (Highway 81) and broke up the fight. One of the two students was transported to the AnMed emergency room as a precaution. Our District Nurse is there with the student and reports that she is alert and appears to be okay. Obviously, we are in the process of investigating this incident and will take appropriate action.

Bill Baker
Coordinator of Communications
Anderson School District Five

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Wednesday, 4:45 p.m.

Anderson authorities are responding to reports of a child being assaulted on a school bus.  The bus is pulled over in a parking lot at 2007 East Greenville Street in Anderson.

Captain Daryl Loftis with the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office says there was a fight between two 8th grade girls on the bus.

One of the girls was taken by ambulance to the hospital as a precaution because she got a knot on her head.

Witnesses say they were arguing and the girl with the knot said she had a knife in her book bag, then reached inside.

They say that’s when the other girl knocked her in the head.

The sheriff’s office has not confirmed whether there actually was a knife in the book bag.

They are still interviewing witnesses to see what started the argument in the first place.