A school bus aide is attacked by a New Jersey student with a history of violence, according to the lawsuit

A school bus employee has filed a lawsuit against the Cliffside Park Board of Education in Bergen County, alleging she was attacked by a student with a history of violence despite the district failing to take security measures to protect her.

The 48-year-old Hudson County worker claims in court documents that county officials knew the 6-foot-2, 240-pound student had a history of violence.

“The defendants knew of prior bus assaults and were aware of the attacker’s prior violent tendencies and/or actions,” says the lawsuit, filed April 16 in the Superior Court of Hudson County.