School Bus Driver Arrested After Letting Kids Take The Wheel [VIDEO]
Bus driver Joandrea Dehaven McAtee has been arrested and charged after allegedly letting students drive the bus.
According to ABC News, the 27-year-old school bus driver has been charged with felony neglect of a dependent after video surfaced showing what looked like a student behind the wheel.
Police say McAtee allowed three students, ages 11, 13 and 17, take turns steering the bus down a street in Valparaiso. Other students were on the bus.
Casey Weber uploaded the following clip to her Twitter account that quickly went viral.
McAtee has been fired by First Student, the company that operates buses in the Porter Township School District.
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