Your son is not socially aware, but he can pick friends. Is there a large boy or girl whom he can befriend who also rides that bus? Or is there a kid who is very good at sports or is known to be feisty?
No, he's the only one at his school who is on the bus at the relevant point. (Private school, practically everyone else is dropped off by car! That's probably another point, he's clever, he has the wrong accent and he goes to the posh school, poor kid! Still, at least he has his mum with him, so he isn't going to get physically bullied!)
