A father whose 11-year-old son took his own life after being bullied on the school bus is calling for better protection and support for students.
Ben Vodden hanged himself in his bedroom on December 12, 2006, after he became the victim of sustained bullying on his dedicated school bus service in West Sussex.
Now his father Paul has published a report into the problem of bullying on dedicated school buses which warns that many incidents of long-term bullying start on the school bus and that not enough is done to protect and support victims.
The Vodden Report, which has been funded by the Diana Award charity, is based on the accounts of 268 young people who have been bullied on their school buses.
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