This archive report was first published on 28 November 2019.
On Thursday, a shocking incident was captured on video in Aurora, Illinois, where a school bus driver was seen drinking beer while picking up elementary school students.
According to the Aurora police, Michelle Passley, 44, was arrested and charged with two Class A Misdemeanor counts of Endangering the life and health of a child.
As reported by CNN, the incident occurred when Passley purchased beer at a convenience store and drank it while picking up students during a morning bus route in Aurora.
It was the store clerk who notified East Aurora School District 131 officials about the incident, which led to the police reviewing the convenience store and bus surveillance video.
According to the police, the video showed Passley purchasing the beer, returning to the bus, and placing a beer can into a brown paper bag and drinking from it while driving numerous elementary school children on the bus.
Thirty-two children were observed on the bus while Passley drank from two cans of beer, police said.
Bus company officials released a statement to the Chicago Tribune, saying they have zero tolerance for employees whose actions put others at risk.
“Behavior such as this is completely unacceptable and at odds with what we stand for as a company,” read the statement.
Passley was released on a Ksh. 10,000 bond and is due back in court on December 27, 2019.
