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05-22-2021
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A school bus driver has lost his job after slapping a 10-year-old student who pulled her mask under her nose because it was making her sick.
“Out of reaction, I slapped her once,” Bertram Jaquez admitted in a written statement to the Fremont County School District in Colorado.
According to KKTV-TV, Jaquez is now facing multiple charges, including harassment, assault causing an injury, and child abuse. As the number of voices facing big-tech censorship continues to grow, please sign up for Faithwire’s daily newsletter and download the CBN News app, developed by our parent company, to stay up-to-date with the latest news from a distinctly Christian perspective.
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Source: Jennifer Reynolds/The Galveston County Daily News via AP
Well, this should be a prime example of how not to behave, especially when you’re tasked with transporting other people’s kids to school safely. A Colorado school bus driver was out of control when he assaulted a 10-year-old girl for not wearing her mask. The camera captures driver Bertram Jaquez slapping the child, which has led to criminal charges. The incident occurred in April, but Jaquez is now out of a job and facing assault and child abuse charges (via Fox News):
A Colorado school bus driver has been fired for [striking] a child over the child not wearing a mask on the bus, the district tells Fox News.