A Saskatchewan father is considering suing the Prairie South School Division for failing to protect his son -- who lost one of his legs in an accident -- from being bullied on the school bus.

Robert Coomber's five-year-old, Ryan, lost part of his left leg in a lawnmower accident two years ago. His left leg was amputated below the knee, and he wears a prosthetic limb.

Ryan used to take the school bus from his home in Willow Bunch to his junior kindergarten in Assiniboia, about 40 kilometres away.

But bullying and taunting on the bus have made that ride, which takes about half an hour on the bus, impossible.

"A lot of kids beat me up. Lots of big kids," Ryan said.

Kids on the bus have stolen Ryan's backpack, Coomber said, and one student tried to pull off his prosthetic leg.

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