GREEN BAY, Wis. - A bus driver who admitted to drinking beer while elementary students were on a field trip has been fired.
On Monday, fourth and fifth grade students boarded a bus with Lamers Bus Lines at Lincoln Elementary in Green Bay, Wisconsin, to go on a field trip to Madison, Wisconsin. On the way back, a student noticed an open can of beer under the driver’s seat.reports. Upon investigating, the district says the driver admitted to police that he drank beer earlier in the day while students were involved in activities on the field trip.In a statement, Lamers’ said its office staff and supervisor interacted with the driver before the trip, as they say they typically do, and did not observe any impairment before the driver left.
While at the school, Green Bay police processed the driver. Lamers said in a statement they have a “zero-tolerance policy for drugs and alcohol” and fired the driver “effective immediately.”