Dude, what do you know: a bus driver in France, after 17 years of work, was fired for dropping kids off in front of their houses. Yeah, you heard that right! Instead of leaving them at the stop and making them walk 650 meters in the dark, on a road without a sidewalk, he made unauthorized stops to take them right to the door. And now, the court sided with the employer. Crazy, right? I think the world is upside down. Let me tell you how it went down.
So, the guy's name is Damien Tabard, a driver in Les Billanges, a village in France, I don't know exactly where. He'd been doing this for years: taking the kids all the way home, including a 12-year-old girl, Chandani. Her mother, Christelle Nozière, said otherwise the girl would have walked in the dark on a dangerous road. And the driver said he applied "a human interpretation of the rules." Bro, what can I say? That's a real man! When I took Ioana to school with my BMW, I made sure she didn't step in a puddle, but here it's about life and death.
Then a new operator comes in, Europ Voyages, and says: "That's it, bro, no more unauthorized stops, we follow the route set by the Nouvelle-Aquitaine Region." And they reported the driver for "numerous unauthorized stops" and accused him of insubordination. Apparently he insulted the manager when asked to stop taking the kids home. Now, I don't know what he said, but if I were in his shoes, I might have said even worse. Is that how you do it? No, bro, that's not how you do it.
Twenty parents protested in front of the court in January 2025, but the court ruled that the unauthorized stops constituted insubordination and upheld the dismissal for gross misconduct. The driver said he won't appeal. And now, they say the stops have been reorganized for student safety. Well, okay, bro, so before there was no safety? What, leaving kids 650 meters from home was safe? Man, I don't like this story at all.
Alright, I'm going to tell Mioara to stop bossing me around with rules, or we'll end up like France, but at least they have a bus there. Here in Berceni, if I catch the bus, it's a miracle; if not, I take my BMW and park it like a boss. What can I say? Humanity is more valuable than rules, but apparently not everyone thinks the same.
