School Bus Driver Back At Work After Giving Shotgun-Wielding Hunter a Ride

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ULYSSES, Ky. -- A school bus driver is back on the job after letting a hunter ride shotgun.

Kathy Laney was suspended indefinitely in September by the rural Lawrence County school district -- and could have been fired -- after she stopped along her route with 10 youngsters aboard and gave a lift to a squirrel hunter carrying a 20-gauge shotgun.

Parents were outraged over her suspension and swamped the central office with calls and petitions demanding she be allowed back.

Administrators let her return to her route after suspending her for 30 days and requiring her to go through additional training. She has been back on the job for two weeks.

"She's an excellent employee," said John Thompson, the school district's transportation director. "We didn't want to lose her."

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