The driver of a school bus in Kansas City, Missouri, was dismissed from her job for allegedly “telling an 11-year-old girl and her friend that they were “gay” and would “burn in hell.”
One of the students,?Maurissa Rushing, told a local TV station that she and her friend were playing a game on the bus which involved them chasing their fingers across each other’s arms. The bus driver, whose name has not been released, asked the girls to stay on the bus so she could talk to them.
According to Rushing, the bus driver then said she was touching her friend far too much and “was gay for it.” Rushing added:
?She was talking really bad to me and I didn’t like that. ?She’s just been the most horrible bus driver I’ve ever had.?She said that we are gonna burn in hell real bad.?I didn’t expect it to happen.?She hurt my feelings real bad.?
Maurissa’s mother,?Patricia Rushing, said she was shocked and upset when her daughter told her what had happened on the bus:
?I feel like she was all day by herself, dealing with it. How do you deal with that at 11? She’s been through so much, she just did not deserve to be put in this situation. It’s not fair.”
The company which provides buses for the charter school Maurissa attends, First Student, said the driver was fired when the allegations came to light. They added that they are looking into why the girl’s parents were not notified sooner of the incident involving their daughter.
There is nothing wrong with someone having strong religious beliefs, but when that person seeks to impose their views on another person, especially a child, they have crossed the line into hatred and intolerance. As the old saying goes, “Your rights end where my rights begin.”
