Bus driver fired for obscene gesture to Bush

Since she made that "obscene gesture" in front of children she should be fired. It doesn't matter who she made it to.

 

Cool, now maybe someone will get rid of Dubya for his...."sign language".

 

Amen, Preacher.

 

I agree because of in front of the children, not to Lyndon Baines Bush.

 

So as long as it's given to Pres. Bush, that makes it OK? It's OK for someone to flip someone off as long as it's Pres. Bush? And this is the right thing, the "christian" thing to do in your book?? You're in the wrong book!

 

maybe he was just telling the President, "You're number one in my book!"


OK, sorry for the flippant remark.


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Why dont you stick to the op (for once). It said should she be fired, not did I think it was ok. I am not her boss. No, it is a terrible witness. What does that have to do with keeping a job? Read the subject of the thread.

 

That type if thing is just one of the many reasons we chose not to allow our kids to ride the bus to school this year...and then eventually pull them out of the public school.

It's sad though, you would expect the other kids to be the bad influence and not the "adult" driving the bus.

 

the original post asked if they should be fired.
i don't know.
maybe it's a freedom of speech issue

 

she did have every right to express herself. but i imagine she will be punished for her actions by her bosses

 

I find myself in agreement. If the firing was the result of established norms -- well done. But if a similar signal to any passerby would not result in a firing, this shouldn't either.

 

Absolutely she should be fired. While on the job, she represents the organization for which she is employed. Now if she was on her on time while expressing her views, that might be a different story.

 

. . . she should be handcuffed to her chief supporter . . .

 

So anyone who gets mad at a co-worker and uses "colorful" language or gestures should be fired even i9f it is in front of a child? I think she be given a warning that that kind of behavior won't be tolerated. Firing for a first offense is too extreme.

 

When George Bush did the gesture it was funny, how many kids have tuned into that infamous video of Bush. This schoolbus driver followed the example of Bush and yet this guy is still in office and a busdriver is out of a job. I agree that the busdriver should have been reprimanded but not fired.