Utah bus driver traps boy in bus doors and drives off: lawsuit
Source: Raw Story
Utah bus driver traps boy in bus doors and drives off: lawsuit
DOMINIQUE JACKSON
07 MAY 2019 AT 16:56 ET
Utah bus driver John Naisbitt quietly resigned after facing multiple accusations after he discriminated against minority students.
A 14-year-old student got caught in the doors while exiting the school bus, and Naisbitt continued to drive for another 150 feet before stopping.
While students yelled at the driver to stop the man pulled over again in front of West Point Junior High in northern Utah and opened the doors, dropping the boy on the sidewalk and allowing the rest of the kids in line to shuffle out, a report from Salt Lake Tribune explained. The boy, a seventh grader, was the only student of color on the bus.
The boys mom, Brenda Mayes, is suing Naisbitt for racial discrimination. The mom has video evidence of the situation.
Read more: https://www.rawstory.com/2019/05/utah-bus-driver-traps-boy-in-bus-doors-and-drives-off-lawsuit/?utm_source=push_notifications
bobbieinok
(12,858 posts)Merlot
(9,696 posts)We hear about local stories that would have never crossed our path previously.
Were people always behaving this poorly, I'm guessing yes. Hopefully the glare of the spotlight will temper some of them.
JI7
(89,172 posts)seems to have made many bigots feel they can be more open about their bigotry.
Marcuse
(7,391 posts)Last edited Tue May 7, 2019, 08:47 PM - Edit history (1)
oasis
(49,150 posts)company get slammed with heavy civil legal penalties.
Merlot
(9,696 posts)Though she might sue the company as well. I get tired of racists getting off when their company or precinct pays the legal awards caused by their actions.
csziggy
(34,119 posts)https://www.sltrib.com/news/education/2019/05/07/biracial-utah-boy-was/
As usual, Raw Story left out parts of the story from the original source. There is also video of the incident that was submitted by the mother at the Salt Lake Tribune link above.
Judi Lynn
(160,211 posts)as the bus driver had more than enough time to stop the bus, and the children were telling him he should stop well before he did it.
Very helpful. Most appreciated.
Mendocino
(7,430 posts)Asked him if he was racist. He said "No, not at all...look at my dog...he's as black as could be."
cstanleytech
(26,080 posts)in the article that would provide an explanation over why she believes it was a race issue.
After all there are other possible explanations from outright stupidity by the driver to the kid saying something that pissed the driver off and the driver deciding to be a douche over it but
regardless of the reason I can see some potential criminal charges being filed against the driver.
LibFarmer
(772 posts)before. The age of cell phone videos and social media is probably bringing such things to light.