“My opinion, FWIW, is that he took on too much.’.....
Sorry Meyer but I must adamantly disagree with you. The bastard KNEW what he was doing and wrongfully endangered and ultimately caused the deaths of those children and the injury to numerous others. He MUST BE held accountable to the fullest extent of the law. NO EXCUSES!
Dave, I’m not saying that he isn’t responsible, nor should he not be held accountable. What I’m saying is that he burned the candle at both ends. He took on too much. It seems that he didn’t give a fat rat’s backside about the kids on teh bus either, based on the complaints that were lodged against him.
He should not have been a school bus driver in the first place, and probably wouldn’t have been if he were a 24 year old white male.
The school system had better have pushed those complaints to the contracting company that ran this particular bus or they’re on the hook too.
Hamilton County school bus services used to be provided by a large number of small, individual contractors but those numbers have dwindled over the last few years after the school decided to give the bulk of their business to the large contractor that owns/operates this particular bus. i think that the quality of service might have taken a hit as a result.