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Originally Posted by para transit fellow
The driver isn't following the operating procedures and the actions expose a giant liability risk. So for this hypothetical situation, we see that good intentions could lead to a gigantic mess.
I'm pleased things didn't go wrong but if one of my co-workers did something similar without approval from a supervisor/ dispatch, termination would probably follow (maybe severe suspension followed by complete re-training at the best scenario).
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Exactly. What if something awful happened and a few of those kids died? The company would be looking at paying out tens of millions of dollars and their insurance company would tell them to shove it. This is a perfect example of lower level employees not being able to look past the tree in front of their face to see the forest. This is why the company has policies in place; so people like this don't have to make decisions that put the lives of kids in jeopardy. Any bus driver that would drive around with kids in the very back of an SUV without seat belts on shouldn't be trusted any longer. If she made this poor of a decision once, it's only a matter of time until it happens again. maybe with dire consequences.
I would also suspect that we are only hearing half of the story. People that are wrong love to leave out incriminating details or exaggerate the truth to make themselves look better. News outlets are more than happy to assist in leaving out the facts as well.
I feel that she got what she deserved and would have canned her ass in a second.