UNITED STATES—A Martin County School bus aide was caught on a surveillance camera shouting at a student to take off his, “Make America Great Again” hat, before snatching the clothing off the students head.
Students at Hidden Oaks Middle School in Palm City, Florida, were permitted to wear hats at school last week in return to making a donation to the March of Dimes fundraising effort.
BUS DRIVER THREATENS CHILD OVER MAGA HAT
BUS DRIVER THREATENS CHILD OVER MAGA HATThey drives the buses too.School Bus Aide Pulled MAGA Hat Off Teenager’s Head Martin County Surveillance video on a Martin County school bus shows a bus aide yelling at a student to take off a “Make America Great Again” cap, then grabbing it off of his head.Now, the Martin County Sheriff’s Office is investigating whether the bus aide committed a crime. According to Gunnar Johansson, 14, students were allowed to wear a hat to school this week if they made a donation to March of Dimes.He decided to wear a Make America Great Again hat in support of President Donald Trump and “to show my pride in Trump America,” Johansson said. Within seconds of boarding a bus to Hidden Oaks Middle School, a bus aide told him to remove the hat and put it in his backpack.“Boy, if you don’t that hat off this bus… take it off,” an unidentified bus aide said, according to surveillance video. He continued the bus ride without wearing his hat, though other students wearing hats were allowed to keep wearing them.Johansson’s mother, Jackie Putt, said she received text messages from Johansson’s brother and other students about the incident. utt says she feels the bus aide’s actions were politically motivated.Putt spoke with the principal, and had her son write down everything he remembered about the incident. She said she decided to file a police report after learning she would not be able to see the video of her son until the investigation by the school district is closed.SOURCE: https://www.liveleak.com/view?t=C6ZIQ_1552074960
Posted by Ron Hinton on Friday, March 8, 2019
The video footage shows the school bus aide shouting at student, Gunnar Johansson, the moment he stepped on the bus.
“Boy, if you don’t take that hat off this bus…take it off, take it off and put it in your backpack.” Gunnar told reporters he was confused as to why he couldn’t wear the hat, telling the aide, ”Why, What? I can’t wear a hat?”
You can hear the aide saying, “Gunnar, do you want a referral?” Johansson replied: “Yes.” Other students started chiming in saying, “Write him up, write him up.” The aide informs the students to “turn around and mind their own business.”
Gunnar’s brother along with other students began texting the child’s mother, Jacquelyn Putt. The student replied to the aide’s request for the duration of the ride. There were students on the bus wearing hats. Gunnar told WSVN News that he was wearing the hat “To show pride in Trump America” and “Stand up for what I believe in.”
Putt told WSVN News, “I immediately went up to the school. I needed to know what my son just went through and what she did to my son. We all have a right to who we want to vote for. This is America.”
Putt filed a police report, where Lt. Ryan Grimsdale indicated they were able to confirm that the school bus aide did in fact, remove the hat and that they would be talking to all parties involved.
The Martin County School District has not confirmed the status of the school bus aide. In his interview, Johansson did say that the aide has not been on the bus since the incident.
