A Pennsylvania bus driver is standing by his principles. He chose to quit on the spot over a MAGA hat. According to the school bus driver, he was asked to stop wearing his Make America Great Again hat. Rather than comply, he quit.
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Dave Bonhoff won't be driving students to school in the Littlesown Area School District anymore. According to Local 21 News, the bus driver chose to quit.
"If that wasn't a condition of my employment, I'd be back to work tomorrow. I miss the kids. Those kids and I had a great relationship," he said. One of his students reportedly complained about the MAGA hat. He then got a call from his employer, Krise Transportation.
"She contacts me and says, 'Hey, listen, I'm going to buy you a hat, an American flag hat, because the school district has deemed that they don't want you to wear that " Make America Great Again " hat," Bonhoff said.
Bus Driver Quits Over MAGA Hat
However, the bus driver refused to stop wearing the MAGA hat.
"There's nothing in this hat that says anything about partisanship," he said. "I think that saying that this hat is political is absurd. It's patriotic."
Bonhoff argued that the hat has nothing to do with President Donald Trump or the Republican Party.
"I would say that making America great is what we should all strive to be," he said. "Anybody who doesn't want America to prosper, I take issue with them."
The school district disagreed. Al Moyer, the Littlestown Area School District's acting superintendent of schools, called for neutrality. He believes the "districts need to be neutral on sensitive issues." Moyer also noted that the bus driver was employed by Krise Transportation.
Ultimately, it came down to them. However, the company denied forcing Bonhoff to remove the hat. But the company notes that it does have a dress code to follow.
"Any item of apparel with text or graphics deemed inappropriate by management (including but not limited to alcoholic beverages, drugs, tobacco/vaping, suggestive sexual images or remarks, political sentiments, or offensive statements) are prohibited."
