An online petition has been launched to demand the reinstatement of the bus driver who was recently fired in Haute-Vienne.
While he had taken to dropping off a schoolgirl in front of his home for security reasons, the man was dismissed for serious misconduct, the company Europ Voyages accusing him of having made "wild stops".
The petition, relayed by
Le Populaire du Centre
, already has more than 56,000 signatures on Monday.
"We ask the manager to please reinstate this driver who has simply shown common sense in these times when insecurity is increasing considerably and who is appreciated by all parents of students", can we read in the description of the petition, posted on mesopinions.com.
The NUPES deputy for Haute-Vienne, Damien Maudet, invited Internet users to sign, in a video posted on Twitter.
No request to change stops
Renaud Lagrave, vice-president of the Region in charge of Transport, assures the newspaper that no request has been received to modify stops in the areas concerned.
While a mother explained that she had alerted many times, without success.
The driver, employed for 17 years, defended himself, explaining that the children sometimes had to walk on dangerous roads and at night to reach the bus.
“I reported it several times, but nothing was done.
Suddenly I felt that I had to adapt, he confided to our colleagues I am accused of "wild stops".
But for me, these are safety stops”.
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