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Bus driver fired for obscene gesture to Bush
Associated Press
Seattle â A school bus driver fired after she reportedly made an obscene gesture at U.S. President George W. Bush has filed a union grievance in an attempt to get her job back.
The 43-year-old driver, whose name was not released, was driving middle school children back to school after a zoo visit on June 16 when the president and Republican Representative Dave Reichert drove slowly by in a motorcade.
From the bus, the children waved; with the windows down in their car, Mr. Bush and Mr. Reichert waved back.
That's when the driver gave the president the finger, according to Mr. Reichert and Issaquah superintendent Janet Barry.
âThe congressman hadn't seen it, but the president turned to him and said, âThat one's not a fan,â' said Reichert spokeswoman Kimberly Cadena.
Mr. Reichert later called Ms. Barry to tell her about the incident, but the bus driver had already been fired. District officials learned about the incident after the driver boasted to colleagues about it, Ms. Cadena said.
District spokeswoman Sara Niegowski said the driver has filed a wrongful termination grievance through the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees. The union did not return calls seeking comment.
Ms. Niegowski said the firing was not politically motivated.
âThe bus driver was not terminated for making an obscene gesture at the president. The bus driver was terminated for making an obscene gesture in view of the students,â Ms. Niegowski said. âThat's not the role modelling we need for our students.â
