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I currently work part-time as a bus driver and I just wanna say that it's incredibly hard to determine who is right or wrong when you didn't see what happened and you're just going by what each kid says. If you only see the tail end of a fight, you might wrongfully think the kid retaliating is the bully. 99% of the time it's easier to just separate the kids and/or punish them both equally since it's impossible to determine who the victim and the perpetrator is. It sucks, it feels really bad, but that's the reality of the situation.
This may have been the unfortunate reality 20 years ago. But security cameras are cheap and ubiquitous. If it's on school property (including school busses), then this should be simple. Separate the kids, review the footage, and punish the kid who started it. The one who didn't start it gets an apology and assurances that they're safe and it won't happen again. The whole "punish them both equally" is insane and sociopathic.
do you think the schools have the resources to "launch an investigation" every time there's a fight? you may end up with one side of the story anyways, that's ridiculous. don't ask from a school stuff with what the justice system struggles.