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UPDATE: Bus Driver & Another Adult Face Battery Charge After Viral Video Shows Violent Altercation At Bus Stop

<p>An elementary school bus driver has been charged with battery after a viral video showed her refusing to let students off at their stop&period; The incident&comma; which turned <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;elementary-school-bus-driver-slapped-by-parent&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">violent<&sol;a>&comma; also led to a 28-year-old woman being arrested and charged with the same offense&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-twitter data-tweetid&equals;"1620527419475038209" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"480"><&sol;amp-twitter><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">The Arrest Of Crystal Dawn Johnson And Ta&&num;8217&semi;mara Tyisha Aborn<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>Forty-three-year-old Crystal Dawn Johnson and 28-year-old Ta’mara Tyisha Aborn were both arrested and charged with battery&comma; as reported by <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;wsbtv&period;com&sol;news&sol;local&sol;paulding-county&sol;2-arrested-after-viral-video-paulding-bus-driver-being-slapped-kids-climbing-out-windows&sol;UH3KG7Z7ZRF77AJ4CQZOVHSX5U&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">WSB-TV<&sol;a> However&comma; both women have since bonded out of jail&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>According to the outlet&comma; authorities have not confirmed how the women were involved in the incident&period; But <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;fox5atlanta&period;com&sol;news&sol;paulding-county-school-bus-driver-charged-viral-confrontation-parents" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">Fox 5 Atlanta<&sol;a> has since reported that Johnson is the woman seen driving the bus during the confrontation&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Paulding County School district informed the outlet that Johnson was &&num;8220&semi;filling in&&num;8221&semi; for a driver who &&num;8220&semi;called out sick&period;&&num;8221&semi; In a statement&comma; the district explained that Johnson was &&num;8220&semi;trying to manage the release of younger students&period;&&num;8221&semi; This led to a &&num;8220&semi;backup&&num;8221&semi; and frustrated parents waiting at the busy intersection&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Frustration only continued to build as the driver &&num;8220&semi;refused to let certain students off the bus without their proper backpack identification tags&comma;&&num;8221&semi; as reported by <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;wsbtv&period;com&sol;news&sol;local&sol;paulding-county&sol;2-arrested-after-viral-video-paulding-bus-driver-being-slapped-kids-climbing-out-windows&sol;UH3KG7Z7ZRF77AJ4CQZOVHSX5U&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">WSB-TV<&sol;a>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-twitter data-tweetid&equals;"1620671007336841216" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"480"><&sol;amp-twitter><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">The Bus Stop Incident Turned Violent And Went Viral<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>According to <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;wsbtv&period;com&sol;news&sol;local&sol;paulding-county&sol;2-arrested-after-viral-video-paulding-bus-driver-being-slapped-kids-climbing-out-windows&sol;UH3KG7Z7ZRF77AJ4CQZOVHSX5U&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">WSB-TV<&sol;a>&comma; the incident escalated when parents stepped on the bus to get their children&period; Then&comma; one parent is seen slapping the bus driver&period; After&comma; the bus driver closes the door to the vehicle and drives off&period; The children on board can be heard screaming and seen hanging out of windows trying to get off&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-twitter data-tweetid&equals;"1616353379483258880" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"480"><&sol;amp-twitter><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Another video shows a parent&comma; allegedly&comma; using their vehicle to block the bus at the intersection&period; The emergency door at the back of the bus is opened and children are seen frantically running off&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-tiktok data-src&equals;"7190163307469278506" width&equals;"325" height&equals;"575"><&sol;amp-tiktok><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>According to <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;fox5atlanta&period;com&sol;news&sol;paulding-county-school-bus-driver-charged-viral-confrontation-parents" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">Fox 5 Atlanta<&sol;a>&comma; 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