CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) — A woman who said she had been forced to resign from her position as a bus driver for Chesapeake Public Schools appears to have her job back, an attorney representing her said Tuesday.
Jessica Flowers, who said she was forced to resign after filming what she and her parents called a harmless fun video of her interacting with her bus riders, was reinstated to her position as a school bus driver, according to Tim Anderson, who has been advocating on her behalf and representing her pro bono since soon after she spoke to 10 On Your Side.
School bus driver forced to resign for making handshake video with students
“After weeks of uncertainty, Chesapeake Public Schools has agreed to reinstate Jessica Flowers to her position as a school bus driver,” Anderson wrote on his Facebook page. “Jessica is absolutely thrilled to return to doing what she loves — greeting her students each morning with the same warmth and kindness that made her so beloved.”
Flowers brought relief and established a great rapport with the kids on her bus, according to parents with kids who rode her bus. She and each kid on the bus came up with a different handshake, and with parents’ permission, had recorded a video of them doing the handshake and posted it to social media…