Idaho Schhol Bus Driver Fired for Attacking Student Miguel Martinez, Demanding He Speak English
A Latino high school student in Idaho has finally seen his nightmare come to an end after the bus driver who tormented him about not speaking English was recently fired. Northside Bus Company, the company who hired the driver, confirmed the firing of the driver.
Video recently emerged on social media of Jerome High School freshmen Miguel Martinez being doused with water and verbally attacked by elderly driver Mary Black
"I don't understand Spanish," Black blares on the video after confronting Martinez. "I'm not going to learn it. I live in America and it's an English-speaking country. So if you want to speak to me, speak to me in English."
Fellow Student Filmed Incident
Brayan Alvarez, the student who captured the confrontation on his cellphone and passed it along to the parties who downloaded it to Facebook, told reporters the incident occurred after Black attempted to take away Martinez's phone.
"She tried to take his phone away and when she didn't get to do that, she just grabbed the water bottle and started getting him wet," he said.
Alvarez later added all the commotion commenced when Black wrongly accused Martinez of throwing a water bottle.
Black Accused of Being Repeat Offender
Meanwhile, some students claim this wasn't the first time Black has chastised a Hispanic student about speaking their native language.
"He told me he was told by the bus driver that it was not allowed to speak in Spanish while riding the bus," Juan Espino said of his teenage son.
According to Espino, he had previously contacted the Northside Bus Company about concerns regarding Black, but was always told there was no evidence found on the vehicle's surveillance system to corroborate any of it.
"When I talked to one of the other kids, he told me that when that took place the driver would turn, when something like that happened, the driver would turn the cameras off," he said.
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