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Bus driver that killed six kids in Chattanooga had lengthy complaint record
Posted on 11/28/16 at 1:52 pm
Posted on 11/28/16 at 1:52 pm
How in the hell was this guy still allowed to drive children around???
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A principal expressed concern about Johnthony Walker’s driving twice in the weeks before the crash, students claimed he was trying to injure them and a parent, responding to complaints he had cursed at children and tried to hurt them with his driving, threatened to beat Walker up, the records allege.
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Going back to at least September, parents and students had complained to Hamilton County Department of Education employees about the driver’s alleged disregard for children’s safety, records show.
One parent, in a letter to to school officials, accused Walker of cursing at children and intentionally slamming his brakes to make them hit their heads and fall out of their seats, according to records. The parent pledged to “beat his arse my damn self” if his driving didn’t improve, records show.
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Earlier this month, school officials received reports that the driver had argued with students and cursed at them. After Walker grew frustrated one day, the driver stated that “he did not care about the students and proceeded to tell the students he did not care about them,” a school system staffer recalled.
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Six students had told school employees the driver was swerving and “purposely trying to cause them to fall,” the principal said. According to school records, at least two students wrote letters to officials expressing concerns for their safety.
One student claimed that the driver “was doing sharp turns and he made me fly over to the next seat.” A second student said the bus felt like it would “flip over” given how fast it traveled.
“He makes (people) hit their head,” the second student wrote.
Posted on 11/28/16 at 1:54 pm to toosleaux
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One parent, in a letter to to school officials, accused Walker of cursing at children and intentionally slamming his brakes to make them hit their heads and fall out of their seats
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Posted on 11/28/16 at 1:56 pm to toosleaux
Yep. A few weeks ago a bus with a load of kids pulled right out in front of us from a stop sign. We were on the main thoroughfare. It was like he wanted us to hit him.
Called the county school system and reported. Said they'd talk to him. Not even remotely concerned about those kids.
It takes something disastrous before they get upset.
Called the county school system and reported. Said they'd talk to him. Not even remotely concerned about those kids.
It takes something disastrous before they get upset.
Posted on 11/28/16 at 1:57 pm to toosleaux
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He complained to officials that throughout the fall, students failed to heed his safety instructions and treated him with disrespect. He said he tried to reason with some students, but to no avail. It led him in November to file nearly a dozen reports about his treatment. All in one day. Walker reported some student misconduct to school officials, saying that students were facing the wrong way on the bus, stood on their seats and goofed around — all while the bus was in motion. He threatened them with write-ups, but his threats to report them seemed to do little to stop their behavior, he claimed. In another episode, Walker also cautioned another group of children who stood up on the bus that they could get hurt if he needed to brake. When they didn’t listen, he vowed to write them up once he obtained the necessary forms, which were not with him at the time. School officials ended up pulling surveillance tapes to review his driving on the days in question.
I hate he said she said stuff. I'm sure the police are reviewing tapes.
Posted on 11/28/16 at 1:57 pm to toosleaux
Can we just have a public firing squad for this animalistic piece of shite. Literally a sub-human. He's not worth life itself.
Posted on 11/28/16 at 1:58 pm to toosleaux
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After Walker grew frustrated one day, the driver stated that “he did not care about the students and proceeded to tell the students he did not care about them,” a school system staffer recalled.
How was he not fired for this?
Posted on 11/28/16 at 2:12 pm to toosleaux
Forget the questions about why he wasn't fired, my question is why was he even hired in the first place with a name like Johnthony.
Posted on 11/28/16 at 2:22 pm to toosleaux
Sounds like he would be a good candidate to drive the Baltimore Police holding van around
Posted on 11/28/16 at 2:44 pm to toosleaux
How is someone with a complaint record allowed to drive a school bus?
Posted on 11/28/16 at 2:45 pm to toosleaux
unfortunately i know the answer to this thread but i ain't saying it.
Posted on 11/28/16 at 2:55 pm to toosleaux
Bus drivers drive faster than me, and that's saying a lot. I had to call the school board multiple times when I lived in Southdowns about them going 50mph down my street and locking up the brakes at every stop sign
Posted on 11/28/16 at 2:59 pm to toosleaux
Local control of schools would solve these problems.
Posted on 11/28/16 at 8:27 pm to toosleaux
Another misunderstood young man that has suffered through years of Tennessee white power. Only possible explanation.
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