He dropped the children in front of the house. bus driver fired for “wild” stops

A school bus driver in Upper Wien, who was dropping off schoolchildren in front of their homes for safety reasons, has been fired by his employer for serious misconduct, stakeholders have learned.

As reported by the regional daily Downtown peopleThe company Europ Voyages, the new owner of the state contract in the Bilanges sector with 300 inhabitants, accuses him of making so-called “stops”.wild“In this rural area, his route is different from the planned ones. The employer also questions the employee’s behavior to explain his decision. “When I asked him not to bring the children home again, he insulted me. He did not respect the relationship of subordination“, confirms company manager Maxim Trosat.

But for the driver, as well as for the parents, it was about the safety of the children who would have to walk along the edges of the roads, which are considered dangerous, especially at night. “It was impossible to imagine children taking risksThe former driver, who has been in the business for 17 years, told an AFP reporter, according to regional daily Le Populaire du Centre, which uncovered the incident. “It didn’t make me change course. This practice has been tolerated in the past“Adds he who wishes to attract prud’hommes.

“My daughter, a 12-year-old schoolgirl, had to walk 650 meters in the dark on a city road with no sidewalks or ground markings. He had to walk through ditches to get home“, testified Christel Nozier, a Bilanges resident who intends to file a complaint for endangering the lives of others. “We could trust him [au chauffeur] children with closed eyes. Fire someone for that, it revolts me“.