The two students are seventh graders at Bullitt Lick Middle School. The fight began shortly after the bus left school in Shepherdsville to begin its route.

Superintendent Jesse Bacon said buses are an extension of the classroom, and drivers have the same authority as teachers.

Cell phone video from parents circulating social media show Christopher Wayman cussing and trying to tell the bus driver, Leah Uyigue, to let the kids off.