A school bus driver is facing 30 child abuse charges after intentionally slamming on his brakes in an attempt to make students sit down in their seats.
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00:00You guys want to see how dangerous that is?
00:06This footage recorded on March 1st, 2023 shows at least 30 elementary school students hitting
00:11the seats in front of them after their substitute bus driver slammed on the brakes at nine miles per
00:16hour. Do you get that? That's why you need to be in your seat. Turn around and sit down properly.
00:23The students, ranging from kindergartners to sixth graders, were left confused.
00:30Are you okay? One girl even made a call to recount the situation.
00:53The bus driver, 61-year-old Brian Fitzgerald, then spoke to an adult who was waiting to pick
00:58up a child on the route. According to reports, Fitzgerald was pulled from his school bus driving
01:16duties a day after the incident and fired from Colorado's Douglas County School District. The
01:20district also turned over information to the Castle Rock Police Department and Fitzgerald
01:25now faces 30 child abuse charges for his actions.