There has been a report concerning alleged sexual abuse of a female student on a school bus by two male students. All three are students at Barrington Middle School.
The alleged sexual abuse happened between October 1 and October 4.
Details on the alleged abuse are somewhat limited. However, the male students are reported to be in the eighth grade. A Barrington Unit District 220 spokesperson said the alleged incident involved “inappropriate touching” of an eighth-grade girl, which was recorded on the surveillance camera in the school bus.
As well, the bus driver is said to have reported “something amiss,” and a few students also witnessed the alleged abuse.
Additional details and possible updates can be seen in a variety of media sources including the WGNTV.com article of October 30 titled “Barrington school official: 2 middle school boys abused girl on bus” as well as the October 30 Chicago Sun-Times article titled “Barrington middle school students suspended over sex abuse on bus.”