A Denver, Colorado-area school bus driver has been fired and is facing criminal charges after video showed him hitting the brakes after telling students to be seated.
Douglas County School District bus driver Brian Fitzgerald has been fired and is facing charges after a March 1 incident where he hit the brakes after telling students to be seated. has been fired and is now facing dozens of counts of child abuse after being caught on video slamming the brakes, sending elementary students tumbling into the seats in front of them.
"You guys need to be in your seats," Fitzgerald is heard telling the students in footage the Douglas County School District provided to Fox News Digital."You guys want to see how dangerous that is?" "Do you get that? That is why you need to be in your seat," Fitzgerald then says."Turn around and sit down properly. If you guys can’t do that, you will get written up, do you get that?" A district spokeswoman described the video as being"incredibly difficult to watch." should be a happy, enjoyable experience for students," Paula Hans said in a statement."The behavior and actions of this bus driver are completely unacceptable.
Fitzgerald is seen talking to an adult after a student who appeared affected by the incident got off the bus.
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