School bus liquor-store run gets cops' attention
source: http://www.usatoday.com/news/offbeat/2009-01-08-schoolbus-liquor_N.htm?csp=34
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BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A school bus driver made an unscheduled stop at a liquor store, then allegedly asked a student to help hide her purchases when police stopped her, the district superintendent said.
It does not appear the driver had been drinking, Billings Public Schools Superintendent Jack Copps said. No charges had been filed but the driver quit her job this week.
Copps said someone spotted the bus at the liquor store on Dec. 12 and called authorities. No students were on the bus at the time, he said.
By the time officers caught up with the bus, the driver had picked up some middle school students and allegedly asked one student to hide a paper bag with bottles of alcohol near the back of the bus, Copps said.
Copps said the school immediately notified its bus contractor, First Student, that the woman was not to transport any of the district's students.
School district policy prohibits alcohol on school property or in vehicles transporting students. Copps described the incident as "embarrassing."
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madysmom
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I drive a school bus my self and would not dare make an unscheduled stop. Also this driver could get in trouble for contribiting to the deliquincy of a minor. If you must purchase alcohol by all means wait until you dont have kids and definately dont use school property to make your run
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madysmom
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cyman01
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i think i remember her -she drove my schoolbus in the seventies!!!
- 3 years ago
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cyman01
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pjacobs51
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The driver just couldn't wait until her shift was over, that's not a good sign. On top of that she gave it to a student to hide, quite possibly getting the student in some major trouble.
- 3 years ago
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pjacobs51
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myln
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despite the fact that the driver was not drinking, it is unacceptable to purchase alcohol while driving a school bus with children
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myln
