Wichita Bus Driver Suspended For Inappropriate Comments
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A Wichita school bus driver is under investigation for his alleged action with a Mayberry Middle School student. The girl reported to her school resource officer that the driver changed his route so she would be the last one dropped off. The girl also said the driver commented on how he liked her short shorts.

A letter went home to Mayberry parents saying the case is under investigation and the driver will no longer serve the school.

Here is the letter that was sent out by the district:

September 3, 2008

Dear Mayberry parents and guardians:

The safety of our students and staff is our main concern here at Mayberry. Upon arrival at school today, a student informed administration about inappropriate comments involving the student and a bus driver. Based on the nature of the incident, Mayberry administration immediately notified Durham School Services, USD 259 Security, and the Wichita Police Department to investigate.

We are continuing to investigate the situation. Proper administrative action will be taken. Regardless, the bus driver will no longer be driving for our school.

I want you to be aware and we take these matters very seriously. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact me at 973-5800.

Thank you.

Sincerely,

Tim Seguine
Principal
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Posted by: concerned Location: unknown on Sep 10, 2008 at 09:43 PM
This person has brought this upon themself and their own family. The child did what she had to do and that is that. The tapes have shown the truth and this will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law to ensure that no one else's child has to endure this type of mental anguish. The child is ok for those who care and for the rest of you... Get a life and look outside the box there r over 1,000 reported sex offenders in the area. He may not be one at this time but watch for his name in the future it may be your child next! Someone needs to get this guy some help before he actually hurts someones child for real next time. I hope his family can see at least that much!! An apology is not enough for an attempted ABDUCTION!!!
Posted by: Angry with Kake! Location: Wichita on Sep 8, 2008 at 06:42 PM
As an employee of Durham School Services I find it disturbing that Kake would not first contact Durham to get any infomation before reporting such a story. You not only did an injustice to the this man and his family you did an injustice to the rest of the company. Durham does a full background check of all employees and requires fingerprinting to prevent such things from happening. You also failed to report that this persons video from the bus was viewed and it was found that no such thing happened. When will people learn that saying things of this nature are hurtful and ruin lives of all those invovled. People have jumped the gun have caused damage that can never be fixed. I hope that this little girl gets the help she needs and starts telling the truth! (Editors note: Our phone calls to Durham management have not been returned.)
Posted by: A BUS DRIVER Location: Wichit on Sep 7, 2008 at 11:25 PM
First of all I work for Durham, I've been there for 3yrs. I have seen people fired, because of a child sayin something was said/happening. Then after reviewing tapes, we find out that NOTHING happen. But you all want to jump off the deep end, that all of us drivers are bad people. Get a clue with life. I have kids get on my bus every day, and I think to my self "Where The Hell is The PARENTS". You let your children dress like they should be on South Broadway. But you think everyone should stay quite!!! I'm in no way saying that this driver should not get in trouble, with the law and be fired form his job IF, this really did happen!! And Yes I am glad that this child was smart enought to get help... But just because she's in sports, Makeing the grade that really means NOTHING. LET'S SEE THE TAPE FIRST. If this person should be fired then I can tell you for a fact, our GM will take care of this driver..
Posted by: Annonymous on Sep 7, 2008 at 06:06 AM
All parents should insist that all schools should go to uniforms. This would put a stop to a lot of nonsense. All bus drivers should have a complete background check. AND I DO MEAN COMPLETE!! Also check out the girl--does she have a habit of making things up just to get attention. We all know that this sometimes happens and then someones life is ruined. If this did indeed happen then I commend the girl for telling someone, if it did not happen then shame on her. Also parents should see to it that their children are dressed properly. I've seen the way some of these kids dress and it is a shame-take a look around you and it's not only the girls it is also some of the boys. PARENTS GET CONTROL OF YOUR CHILDREN!!!
Posted by: mother of 5 Location: oklahoma on Sep 5, 2008 at 11:30 PM
so what do u say to the fact that the bus driver went back to the home of the accusor and gave them an apology letter after hours of business!!! Is he a true stalker? This is totally out of line and uncalled for! I think criminal charges should be brought against him. These people don't know him from Adam and he goes to the house even after the child was so afaid that she HAD to tell!! Where will he show up next!!! At a school event!! Someone needs to have this man checked for mental issues!! Now that shows that he knows he did something wrong! If just showing up at the home after the fact! Get it right people this guy is a perv!! Watch your children!
Posted by: rebecca Location: wichita on Sep 5, 2008 at 09:40 PM
WOW you people are on a witch hunt! Nothing has been factual it has been a accusation the tapes have not even been viewed! talk about jumping the gun! You are all pointing fingers and not one of you fools even know what happened shame on all of you and how stupid will the majority of you feel when the truth comes out! Shame on the media and shame on you what happened to innocent until proven guilty?
Posted by: mother of 5 girls Location: Oklahoma on Sep 5, 2008 at 08:12 PM
I am appauled at the way that you Kansans r crusifying this child for doing the right thing. We teach our kids not to put up with this type of mental/verbal abuse from any adult and if they feel wronged to do the right thing and tell an adult. This girl is an honor roll student, track runner, and oldest sister of three girls. HELL NO! She is not looking for any attention from any MAN or boy. The shorts she wears r standard shorts for the track team. She has a father who is active in her life and cares fully about her attire. For an adult man to comment on anything that a child has on or is wearing is wrong. There is no way around it! For anyone to comment on the fact that she could be lying is ludacris! Would u ever 2nd guess your child! Lord forbid that this man is driving another route. This could've been a rape and murder. However it would've been too late! I commend her for doing the right thing and telling. This will show the rest of the kids around her they dont have to take this.
Posted by: Concerned Location: wichita on Sep 5, 2008 at 03:40 PM
The driver is no longer driving for mayberry but is still driving for usd 259 he could be driving for your middle school aged daughter next week the bus compnay will do nothing but switch him around routes it would proably take a child raped or beaten to death by a driver to get one fired the bus company doesn't care about your kids silly and the school says the bus company is responsible
Posted by: ANGELA Location: ICT on Sep 5, 2008 at 01:08 PM
FIRST OF ALL I HAVE MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS AND IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW SHORT THIER SHORTS ARE{WHICH MY KIDS' ARE NOT}A GROWN MAN SHOULD NEVER COMMENT TO A MINOR ABOUT THEM SECOND OF ALL THE COMMENTS POSTED HERE SHOULD BE PRAISEING THE CHILD FOR SAYING SOMETHING NOT ACCUSEING HER OF LYEING AND MAYBE LESS CHILDREN WOULD BE GETTING MOLESTED IN U.S TODAY ANY BEHAVIOR OTHER THAN THE EXACT ROUTE ,A HELLO ,A GOODBYE, AND A DOOR OPENING IS WRONG. IF THE MAN DOESN'T KNOW THAT THAN THAT IS NOT A MAN I WANT DRIVEING MY CHILDREN HOME AND SHOULD PROBALLY NOT BE ALONE WITH A CHILD IT SEEMS REAL SIMPLE TO ME!!!!!
Posted by: Elizabeth Location: Wichita on Sep 5, 2008 at 12:38 PM
My mom and sister are bus drivers. Drivers are not allowed to change the route, and it makes you wonder why he did. Did he do it to save time, or did he do it to be alone with the girl? Is she lying about the comment and the route change? Did they consult the other students on the bus, or the video tapes on the bus? We don't know because this story is not that clear. The adult is liable and the girl is liable. You are all jumping to conclusions without all the facts.
Posted by: unala Location: Wichita,KS on Sep 5, 2008 at 10:29 AM
Although it was inappropriate for the driver to make ANY comment to the girl, if her shorts were really that short she was obviosly looking for some kind of attention to notice her. Her parents need to make sure their child is properly dressed, theres more perves out there looking for kids like these that arent bus drivers.
Posted by: parent Location: ict on Sep 5, 2008 at 10:09 AM
i dont care how much of investigation they do..he is lucky she didnt tell her dad first...there is no excuse...amon..you must be a freaking bleeding heart libereal we have people like you to thank for all the blood in the streets ..criminals walking scott free..jus go down town ..go to the 3rd floor in city hall and sit through a day in court room b....you will be shocked and amazed..all you have to do is promise to behave and you can walk...dont believe me ..go see for yourself..it will open your eyes!!!
Posted by: Gomer on Sep 5, 2008 at 10:05 AM
Kids lie....ALL THE TIME!!!
Posted by: Anonymous Location: Wichita ks on Sep 5, 2008 at 09:53 AM
All school busses now have video cameras with audio on them. Makes for a very short investigation. I wonder why Kake has not posted an update on this. And why everyone assumes the driver is in the wrong before any investigation confuses me. learn the facts before you go trying to ruin someones life.
Posted by: Anonymous Location: wichita on Sep 5, 2008 at 09:33 AM
First of all the drivers are not allowed to change the routes with out district approval if so they can get fired. All they have to do is watch the camera in the bus and it will tell them. Second that is like them to hire people that don't care about the safety of our children,but remember the district don't hire them, it's contracted out. The ones that care are the ones they let go.
Posted by: mother of 2 Location: Wellington on Sep 5, 2008 at 08:50 AM
Does it say that her shorts were very short? NO it does not so how would you know and how could you make such a comment. My guess is for him to make the comment that he did they may have been short but we don't know that for sure and we as people should not go around assuming and making accuastions to the student involved. A grown man should not perv on a young girl. Thankfully, she had the courage to tell an adult. I am sure cases like this happen quite often but yet the victim is afraid to tell. I commend this girl for telling her SRO. Just think of what could have happened if she never would have spoke up. I hope that one day if this was to ever happens to my child he/she will have the courage to tell someone.
Posted by: Anonymous on Sep 5, 2008 at 06:49 AM
what if shes the one lying about the comment just because she's mad she got dropped off last?
Posted by: DD Location: wichita on Sep 5, 2008 at 05:50 AM
Wacko Jacko driving a bus these days?
Posted by: Anonymous on Sep 5, 2008 at 05:20 AM
The short shorts aren't the point, there was no reason for the comment and taken with the change so that she would be the last off would be a big concern with me. I can see though where a uniform dress code might help with the exposure maybe getting out of hand.
Posted by: Anonymous Location: Wichita on Sep 5, 2008 at 02:38 AM
So based on a girls word alone a person is fired, not suspended but fired before an investigation is complete?? What kind of message does that send to any girl that doesn't like a certain bus driver or any other employee?? Where's this world going?
Posted by: Anonymous on Sep 4, 2008 at 09:56 PM
Yes, maybe she had short shorts on. But nothing makes behavior like this acceptable.
Posted by: me on Sep 4, 2008 at 08:15 PM
at least she told someone!
Posted by: Anonymous Location: Wichita on Sep 4, 2008 at 07:53 PM
What was she doing going to school in the first place with shorts on that would draw that kind of comment. Do her parents not have any control over or care about what she wears to school? If not why should they care if somebody notices.
Posted by: hall monitor Location: ny, ny on Sep 4, 2008 at 07:33 PM
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  • Posted By: carroll: alan- ur right. dun is dun. i'm glad i'm on the west side of oliver-- best place to be right now. i'm still on 3 day weeks as a result of the strike. i'm really cramped right now, but i support the east siders 100%! i'm not clear on what current bail outs has to do with 800 being laid off or what McCain has to do with contracts that expire. now i will agree that there are boobs in management. it's that way EVERYWHERE! it's called- promote the incompetent. so they don't hose up everything on the floor. where the real work and productivity happens. a thousand managers have no job with out 10,000 to manage. i've been a manager. everyone loves to blame management for all their woes-- it's cheap and easy. not all decisions are bad even if we don't like them. not all are wise, and proven so in the long run. i've got to work. I will decide what MY approach to today will be. life sux. get over it. get on with it. it'll get better.
  • Posted By: Alan: Jack, I must have hit a nerve? Most managers at Boeing and Spirit are incompetent fools that could not lead a fish to swim in water. It is because of these manager/CEO morons, that these companies, banks or whatever, are in the mess they are in.
  • Posted By: Alan: - Contrary to what some believe, the cut backs on the military programs at Boeing, have nothing to do with Spirit. Boeing is laying off because the contracts are FINISHED, COMPLETE, DONE. Has NOTHING to do with the strike. - And to Anonymous, if Boeing "commercial" cuts back, of course it will affect Spirit, what are you thinking, or are you? - When Boeing came out in the NEWS, and said they were thinking of dropping out of the bidding process, that pretty much summed it up for me. - Yes N, they are there comments, but they are based on nothing but ignorance, none of it is based on fact.
  • Posted By: jack: 1. I was against the first bailout of the financial companies. 2. I am against any other bailout plan. 3. Let the auto industry file bankruptcy to negate union contracts. 4. execs of failing companies should lose jobs or at least large part of salaries. 5. I believe current layoffs are due to economy in large part, but recent strikes have impact too. 6. Union members pay attention to item 3 above or you will be next. 7. Alan shut up! the reason people get promoted is becaues they show leadership skills & qualities you obviously do not have. You Alan are one of the sheeples who blindly follow the leader. You had better hope your leader (the union) are not lemmings.
  • Posted By: Annoyed: Gee, this wouldn't have a thing to do with Sen. McCain wanting to open the bidding for our Military Tanker to a foreign country. Or the fact that once Boeing cried foul and got it stopped the current administration wants to wait and let the new administration handle it. Or that the CEO's and other upper crust at Boeing want their bonuses and perks. Either the brain surgeons on this site can't understand the news or read the paper.
  • Posted By: Response to Anon: If you look at Japan, you will see that when companies start doing poorly, the executives take a decrease in pay because they are considered the responsible party. That's not the case in the USA. They start cutting the little guys here, then reward themselves for increasing profitablity with nice fat raises. I'm not a fan of unions, but I do realize they are NOT what is bringing down our industry. It is crappy management and shoddy accounting practices.
  • Posted By: Just an Observation: You guys are all correct!! It's those evil UNION guys making less than 100k a year sucking all the money out of the companies. It couldn't be all the CEO's, managers, supervisors and supervisors over supervisors bonuses, could it? Profits aren't going to be what they have been, so the only way these clowns are going to get the hefty bonuses they are used to is by cutting overhead. We all know the big dogs aren't going to get rid of themselves, so they boot the workers. They get a HUGE bonus and the remaining workers get MANDATORY OVERTIME. All the while the public p*** and moan about those evil unions.
  • Posted By: : So, Alan the Spirit worker: does this affect the commercial side "Boeing Co. has seen its orders peak and the number of commercial planes in its backlog will probably decline going forward." I
  • Posted By: Curious: Alan, When did Airbus officially get the bid? I thought Boeing lodged a complaint and it was still up in the air... Just curious.
  • Posted By: : Look at the quote in the story: "taking steps to restructure our business in order to lower our rates and become more affordable for customers." This IS about the bottom line. The price a customer pays for a product includes labor costs. Strikes cost millions. Unless the government bails out the auto industry, (a short term fix at best) labor unions there will be gone. One of the foreign companies will buy buildings and equipment for pennies on the dollar, capturing capacity and market share. They can take all the time they need, hire anyone they want, and in the meantime car prices go up, incentives go down, and spare parts are hard to come by. They have the operating capital to do it. Why? Because their current workforce strives for continuous improvement and cost reduction, instead of whining about their pay rate and haggling over details when they are already fairly compensated. Unless drastic changes are made, aircraft will soon be circling the drain as well. Wake up people!
  • Posted By: Deanna: It's a good thing they striked. They would have still had the layoffs so at least you stuck up for yourselves and got a more resonable contract.
  • Posted By: n: Boy, Alan seems to be the smart one out of the bunch. Using words like morons, stupidity, and idiots. Hey Alan why don't you post your comment and leave the insults out. Their not stupid or idiots or morons; it's their comments.
  • Posted By: n: I said when you were striking that you might win in the negotiations but that you'd lose in the long run and ah...I was so right, the layoff is the payoff for your greediness, I certainly hope that those being laid off are the ones that were on the picket line in the first place and not the ones that chose to work and not be greedy and wanting more. God sure works in mysterious ways to those not content with what they have.....Guess who is getting the last word...GOD!!!!
  • Posted By: Elaine: Of course, this is not good news but at least you get to work thru the holidays and you get a 60 day notice instead of just a few days.
  • Posted By: JD: "Alan", i dont know whether to say your comments are stupid or ignorant. If you think the layoffs have nothing to do with the strike, then you are just naive. Boeing and Spirit can make you beleive whatever they want to. But look at the facts, how can it not have to do with the strike.Think about it, you guys struck for more pay and they said ok. And now they are laying off obvisously because there is not enough money to keep the workforce where it is at now. Hmm to me that sounds like because you greedy employees wanted more and now they cant afford it. Just my opinion! So how about you look at the obvious instead of looking at things through you Boeing blinders. Way to go strikers now you can explain to your families why things are tight just like the other hard workers who got laid off because of your laziness. Best wishes to those families who had nothing to do with the strike and for the ones who did....well KARMA is a wonderful thing.
  • Posted By: Johnny B: See what that strike got you . Next time maybe you wont be so greedy . There is no such thing as job security anymore !!!!
  • Posted By: PJ: I do work for Spirit in Wichita. I also used to work for Boeing. As soon as the strike ended I told my wife "Here come the layoffs". It has happened every time there has been a strike at Boeing. Spirit immune to the layoffs plauging the industry? Dont bet on it. Everyday there are more and more people losing their jobs. That translates into less money for people to take that vacation to grandmas for Christmas, that weekend trip to Vegas, that....you get the picture. Less people flying hurts everyone. Right now Spirit is over built because of the strike. How much longer will management keep people on 3 days, when it is cheaper to lay us off so as not to pay for our benefits. If you're not a little anxious over this, then you must be living in a different world then the rest of us. This country hasn't seen anything yet, if congress doesn't help out the automakers. 2,000,000 unemployed is a lot of people. I'd rather see congress bail out the A/I then the Banking and Security industries.
  • Posted By: dc: Too bad to to read some comments in this section. Well, we have to admit and accept the truth that in business we can't guarantee it stays strong. Sometimes it happened like this that business turn down and many of the people getting their bread & butter from it, so it is so sad and depressing, right?..but let us think of wonderful thing and start seeking another job, i think there are still jobs around there that awaits you - don't lose the hope you know and be strong enough to face crisis like this and im sure you grow as well because this is life!
  • Posted By: Alan: Hey K, get a clue, because you do not have one! The military cut back at Boeing is NOT affecting Spirit. I suggest you get your facts straight before aimlessly flapping your gums.
  • Posted By: Anon: The United Auto Workers union has bankrupted the automobile industry, and has the companies so burdened with labor costs that they cannot possibly compete with Toyota, Volvo, Nissan, etc. The aircraft industry and the IAM would be smart to apply that lesson to the aviation industry.
  • Posted By: John: It still proves that the amount of morons that Wichita has. The layoffs have nothing to do with the strike. But every moron that thinks it does will have something stupid to say about it
  • Posted By: K: Hey alan, you genius my husband works there and was told this, i am very well aware boeing is the military area in wichita but apparently that does not matter. So before you spout your crap, don't forget others are in the front line of the layoffs and may actually know what they are talking about. Talk about being uneducated and calling the kettle black!
  • Posted By: Alan: If some of you idiots making these stupid comments, actually find your way onto the payroll of an aircraft company, and they, the company, find out that you really are extremely stupid, that can't understand or do your job, you will probably be made a manager. Boeing has used this technique forever, and Spirit is continuing the trend. You go boy, you go girl!!
  • Posted By: janet: Good going union. Protect your company rights and now because of your greed your people have no...Job. When will you learn that when you get greedy you lose. For all of you who said you were on strike to protect your family, you sure did. Hope you don't lose your home and car and everything you have because now you have NO JOB. You deserve it.
  • Posted By: Alan: The stupidity and ignorance runs deep on this comment section of KAKE. The layoffs have nothing to do with the recent strike. It has everything to do with a few military contracts concluding. The plan was to move the employees that were working on these contracts over to the new tanker program for the United States Air Force. But since our wonderful politicians decided to spend our hard earned tax dollars to pay Airbus to build the aircraft instead, these high skilled mod mechanics are now being laid off. You morons that make these totally uninformed comments amaze me, as you probably do others that read this section also. I can't decide if the fact that you are so severely uneducated, that you can not obtain a decent job other than flipping burgers at McDonalds or you are just plan stupid, and feel the need to lash out at persons that are considered skilled labor. And to the genius that thinks a military cutback will affect Spirit, why would it? They are military, we here at Spirit, are in the most part, commercial. Can some of you not read at all? Educate yourselves prior to making a fool of yourself, like making these half witted comments. If you are that stupid, at least try and learn to appear that you know what you are talking about, so far, most on here are failing, miserably.
  • Posted By: Kenny: I just told my wife after the strike, I said "Just wait, now that they are going back to work, boeing will layoff!" I love being right.
  • Posted By: Joy: Bet your glad you striked now huh?
  • Posted By: q: I only read that they are laying off in wichita. Will they be laying off in Seattle or any other place?
  • Posted By: K: Was told out of rumor that if Boeing lays off then Spirit will lay off too, just lovely for those that are still on 3 day work weeks out there, only to possibly get laid off after the 1st of the year.
  • Posted By: john: Wichita is soon to be the new Detroit in Kansas. The IAM does not know about people....only about greed. I would bet the laid off workers at Beechcraft, Cessna, and Boeing would take a wage cut over layoffs and losing their jobs any day...but thanks IAM...that is not an option. If the companies go bankrupt there will be no jobs for anyone. All of the older employees (IAM members) do not care...seniority makes their jobs safe...or so they think...WAKE UP YOU ARE NEXT! History will show unions to be the demise of american industry. And to think the engineers at Boeing want a 20% pay increase in their new contract? Whatever! Pay attention to Detroit...Wichita is next and the IAM is the issue along with greedy people!
  • Posted By: : HaHaHa to bad,good thing ya strike...........
  • Posted By: : It appears the strike for job security.. didn't work out that well.
  • Posted By: : WAY TO GO IAM!!! Let the Union revel in their victory. Wait victory implies a win - this doesn't look like a win to me....lol...lol...lol...;-)
  • Posted By: : Anyone want to take a back the strike that the Union just had. Part of the reason why 800 jobs are going to be gone.
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