Students Disembark From A School Bus Outside The Ivy Apartments
Students disembark from a school bus outside The Ivy Apartments, where a man diagnosed with the Ebola virus was staying in Dallas, Texas October 1, 2014. As many as 80 people were in contact with the Dallas Ebola patient at some point, Texas health officials told NBC, marking a significant jump from the 18 people authorities had said may have been exposed to the deadly virus. Additionally, four members of the patient's family have been ordered to stay home as a precaution even though they are not showing symptoms, the Texas Department of State Health Services said in a statement. Picture taken October 1, 2014. Reuters/Mike Stone

A 6-year-old Canadian boy Joshua was attacked by his school-mate on the school bus. The school authorities have considered it to be a "very serious incident."

It was a Grade One student from St. Maria Goretti in northeast Edmonton that was attacked by another on the school bus. The attacker pushed Joshua's head into a window multiple times on Friday. The incident has been described by school officials as a "very serious incident." Edmonton Catholic School Board spokesperson Lori Nagy had talked about the punishment given to the attacker. "We have suspended the child in question, so he won't be in school for the next week," Nagy said, "But in addition, we have suspended him indefinitely from riding the school bus."

The school board is going to conduct a complete review of the incident. According to Nagy, it was an unprovoked attack by the toddler. CBC News reported that the attack had been recorded on a surveillance camera on the school-bus. She said that the attack seemed to be an unprovoked one as the boy hit the other boy's head against the window. She called it a "very serious incident" as the attack involved children who were only 6-year-olds.

Nagy also said that the bus drive had played a key role when the incident took place. The driver reportedly pulled over when Joshua was attacked. He apparently did first aid to the victim and bandaged him. Nagy said that they would have to decide how the incident should be dealt with. The attacker cannot be allowed to get back to the bus after hitting his school-mate so many times, Nagy said. She said that around 50 children from kindergarten to Grade Six were present on the bus when the incident took place. She also said that the board would want to check if there was enough supervision on the school bus.

The parents of the child who had been attacked demanded additional security on the bus. The Hamilton Spectator reported Sheila Goulet saying that no parent would like to see their child coming from the school bus, "bloodied and bandaged." According to her, Joshua was scared to go to school. He cannot even sleep alone since the attack took place, she said.

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