An email forwarded to me from a friend of mine:<\/p>\n
At approximately 10 o’clock this morning, Prospect Bus #9 was involved in
\nan incident. Four students were on the bus when a woman exited a car and
\n“flagged the bus down”. The bus stopped, the bus driver opened the door,
\nand the woman entered the bus claiming that her husband had a gun and was
\nthreatening to kill her. The husband drove off, the police were called,
\nand the woman remained on the bus until the police arrived.<\/p>\nAt no time did any of our students or the bus driver see any evidence of a
\ngun. The incident is being investigated by several police departments.
\nThe parents of the four students who were on the bus have been contacted,
\nas have their respective counselors and social workers.<\/p>\nThe bus driver in this situation violated established procedures. She
\nshould never have stopped the bus in the first place, and she should not
\nhave opened the door for the woman. The appropriate protocol would have
\nbeen for her to contact the Mt. Prospect Police Department and inform them
\nthat there was a frantic woman who looked like she needed assistance. As a
\nresult of the driver’s actions, she will no longer drive buses that
\ntransport District 214 students. <\/p>\nAs always, our primary concern is for the safety of our students. We
\nregret this incident occurred and will be revisiting safety procedures
\nwith the bus company. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel
\nfree to contact me.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\nNow: I am of several minds on this. <\/p>\n
1: The bus driver is responsible for the children on the bus, and their safety. period.
\n2: if you see a hysterical woman running away from what she perceives as a threat,
\nand you do not atempt to help her, you are an asshole and you should be shot.
\n3: The need to potentially save a woman’s life and to protect the safety of your charges is a pretty tight balance. <\/p>\nI don’t know the circumstances. I don’t know who or what was around at the time. I suspect that, people being the assholes that they are, the woman ostensibly in danger went to the schoolbus thinking 1: This person is most likely to help me, everyone else will hit the gas and leave me to my asshole husband’s whims, and 2: the bus is a natural safe haven, and 3: Common sense may keep my asshole husband from shooting at a schoolbus full of kids. <\/p>\n
What I do know, is the bus driver did what, on the surface, was the most decent thing to do. I applaud her for what she did. That she lost her job for being a decent human being is deplorable. That they stopped the bus run rather than possibly offend someone and the whole focus was “where was the gun” is typical of the People’s Republic of Illinois.
\nAnyone who is a parent will immediately say, protect my kids FIRST. At the price of someone else’s life? <\/p>\nThoughts? <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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