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2013-11-01 15:16:35
Judge Ashley K. Tunner of Richmond Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court arraigned the six students on one felony count each of malicious wounding and malicious wounding by mob. The students are ages 11 through 14.
The charges stem from an alleged assault Tuesday on the bus driver, Gregory A. Davis, 55, who has been a city schools bus driver since January of this year.
Tunner explained to the children that while they are under house arrest, they must follow certain restrictions, including that they may not leave home by themselves. They may, however, go out with a guardian and may also return to school if their suspension ends.
All six students and one other student have been suspended from school for 10 days, pending a disciplinarypanel review, said Felicia Cosby, a spokeswoman for the city schools. The students could face punishment up to expulsion.
Davis suffered facial injuries and has been released from a hospital, Cosby said. He has not returned to work.
Attempts to reach Davis today were unsuccessful. The driver stopped on Idlewood Avenue south of the city's museum district. About 40 students were on the bus.
Tashona Liggins said her son approached the driver and that the two of them started daring each other to "try something." She said her son knocked the driver's hat off his head and that her son was placed in a chokehold, prompting other students to converge on the driver.
Delorise Allen Hawkins, grandmother of a 12yearold boy who is charged in the case, said Thursday that her daughter inlaw has filed an assault complaint against the driver with the Richmond police.
Hawkins and Liggins said the driver had a reputation for yelling at students and threatening them.
"His employer probably knew that he was stressed out," Hawkins said Thursday at the Oliver Hill Courts Building. "He should have been removed from that bus."
Of her grandson, Hawkins said, "this is a child who is not in the streets. All he wants to do is go to practice and play ball."
Hawkins' daughter inlaw, Robyn Allen, said the principal at Albert Hill told her Tuesday that complaints had been made previously about the bus driver's treatment of students.8 ways sleep can help you lose more weight
The science is clear that sleep can have a serious impact on weight, food choices and the ability to shed pounds. (Gary John Norman/Getty Images) (Gary John Norman)
Losing weight is not just about cutting back on portions and hitting the gym. The science is clear that sleep can have a serious impact on weight, food choices and the ability to shed pounds.
Busy lives and hectic schedules can pose challenges to finding time to get enough sleep each night. Plus, people who suffer from chronic sleep deprivation such as parents with young children or people with sleep disorders are at serious risk as well.
While doctors have known for a long time that sleep disruption affects hormone levels, there has been a more recent understanding about how appetite and weight are also influenced. Specifically, the hormones leptin and ghrelin seem to have a role in sleep and weight management.
Ghrelin is produced in the gastrointestinal tract and helps stimulate appetite. Leptin is produced in fat cells and signals to the brain when you are full. Sleep deprivation reduces leptin levels and raises ghrelin levels, causing increased hunger and less satisfaction after consuming food, which leads to overeating.
A recent study published in the journal found that sleepdeprived men purchased significantly more food and calories than they did after a night of normal sleep. This shows that this disruption in hormone levels has a direct and negative impact on food choices.
Students cramming late for exams and those working the graveyard shift may find themselves reaching for less healthy foods on days after not catching enough Z's. A taste for high carbohydrate, caloriedense foods increases by up to 45 percent when sleep is restricted.
