A Fairfax County Public Schools bus attendant faces four assault and battery charges after police said he struck a student repeatedly in July.

Sung Soo Bang, 73, of Burke was charged after City of Fairfax Police reviewed video from a school bus transporting students to a summer program, Patch reported Monday, Aug. 31. Police said they were first notified of the alleged assault on July 24.

Detectives who reviewed the bus video determined Bang struck the student in the head during the reported incident. They also identified additional incidents during July in which they said Bang assaulted the same student, according to police. The four separate charges reflect those multiple alleged assaults.

Police did not disclose the student's age, name the summer program or provide details about the other alleged incidents.

Bang voluntarily turned himself in and was released on a summons issued by a magistrate. The Fairfax County Commonwealth's Attorney's Office determined there was sufficient probable cause to pursue criminal charges.

He has a pending court date in Fairfax County Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court. No specific date has been announced. No booking photo was available, police said.

The charges are allegations. Bang is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.

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FCPS lists transportation attendant as a distinct role from bus driver. Attendants assist disabled and impaired students getting on and off buses, according to the district's career listings. The district operates more than 1,600 buses and transports more than 130,000 students daily across roughly 45,000 stops.

John McCracken, a senior manager at the FCPS Office of Transportation Services, said in an Aug. 18 article about the district's safety patrol training camp that bus safety depends on multiple layers of oversight. "Having someone who can say what's happening on the bus is very helpful," McCracken said. That statement was about the student safety patrol program, not about the Bang case.

Separately, FCPS plans to roll out new student ID cards for bus riders in the 2026-2027 school year. The cards will help ensure students board the correct bus and exit at the right stop, according to FFXnow.

FCPS has not publicly commented on Bang's employment status or issued a statement about the case.