Wednesday, March 27

Utah school bus driver suspended for threatening to shoot kids on bus


A Utah school bus driver has been placed on leave after video surfaced of the driver threatening to shoot children when they notified her that she took a wrong turn.

The incident took place Friday and involved a bus from Alpine School District in Lehi about 30 miles south of Salt Lake City, the district confirmed to USA TODAY.

“One more person says ‘Where are we going,’ I’m going to shoot them,” an unidentified female driver is heard saying through the bus intercom in the video, which was sent to local news outlet Fox 13 in Salt Lake City by a parent of a student who was reportedly on the bus.

The driver, who took a wrong turn is heard saying, “OK, now listen. I missed the stop. I’m trying to turn around. Do you understand? OK. Sit down and be quiet.”

“We are aware of a situation on a bus [Sept. 9]. The employee is on administrative leave pending an investigation,” Alpine School District Executive Director of External Relations & Communications David Stephenson told USA TODAY Monday. “We strongly condemn any threatening action or language directed toward others. We expect all employees to create safe and nurturing environments free of verbal or physical threats”

Stephenson said “appropriate action” will be taken to ensure the matter is addressed and not repeated.




www.usatoday.com

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