"Parents sentenced in crossing guard assault" September 01, 2011|Associated Press
LANSING, Mich. - A father has been sentenced to jail and a mother to probation for an attack on a school crossing guard who tried to stop a fight involving their 7-year-old son....
The couple says they drove their son to a bus stop on March 31 to fight a 7-year-old bully. Crossing guard James Thompson, 73, was punched and suffered a chipped tooth when he tried to intervene. He even pulled out a small knife to defend himself....
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