Police said the bus was on its way to the learning center with students on board when the bus driver stopped the bus and approached a 12-year-old student who was a passenger.

A Brevard County school bus driver was arrested Monday after Melbourne police said he pushed a student into a bus seat and placed his hands around the teen’s throat during a confrontation. William Green, 59, of Palm Bay was charged with child abuse without great bodily harm and booked into the Brevard County Jail Complex.

A Brevard County school bus driver was arrested on Monday, accused of assaulting a 12-year-old student. Melbourne Police responded to a call from the South Alternative Learning Center about a disturbance on a school bus that was transporting students to the center.