A 36-year-old Nashville woman is facing charges after school bus surveillance video allegedly shows her climbing aboard a Metro Nashville public school bus and joining two juveniles in a violent attack on another child, according to police. The incident happened on Jan. 12, 2025, and authorities say the juvenile victim was later taken to a hospital for chest pain. Police have identified the adult suspect as 36-year-old Shanita James.
What the surveillance shows
Investigators say footage captured James entering the MNPS bus at 196 Charles E. Davis Blvd. while two students were already fighting. The affidavit states that she pushed past the driver, who told her she was not allowed on board. According to the arrest documents, James then struck the…..