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Yahoo
10 hours ago
- Yahoo
Ontario school bus driver who wore schoolgirl's uniform and had 'Lolita's Line' sign removed from job
A school bus driver who wore a schoolgirl's uniform while driving a vehicle with a 'Lolita's Line' sign in the window will no longer be working for the York Catholic District School Board, a spokesperson has told National Post. The incident stems from a video that was posted to social media after being filmed outside St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Elementary School in Vaughan, Ont., just north of Toronto. In the video, several people are speaking to the driver, who briefly stands in front of the bus dressed in a short pink skirt, stockings and a frilly shirt, before entering the vehicle. 'You picked up the kids dressed like that?' one person in the video asks, to which the driver answers: 'Yep.' Another asks several times: 'Why do you call your bus the Lolita Line?' The driver then closes the bus door and drives off. Lolita is the title of a 1955 novel by Vladimir Nabokov, in which the narrator, using the name Humbert Humbert, describes his obsession with a 12-year-old girl, Dolores Haze, whom he later kidnaps and sexually abuses after becoming her stepfather. A statement from the York Catholic District School Board shared by a board spokesperson says the board 'is aware of a social media video filmed at St. Michael the Archangel CES.' It notes that third-party companies provide school busing in Ontario. YCDSB staff immediately brought this matter to the bus driver's employer. The company quickly addressed this situation with its employee, and the driver will no longer provide busing to and from the school,' the statement says. 'The company has assured the YCDSB that this would not be an issue at any YCDSB school going forward.' It adds: 'All bus drivers in Ontario are required to pass a Vulnerable Sector Check with their local police department and they receive extensive training before transporting students. The YCDSB followed all of its child protection procedures after this incident.' National Post has reached out to Landmark Student Transportation, the company listed on the side of the bus, but has not yet received a reply. Ontario education minister steps in to prevent erasure of Sir John A. Macdonald, Ryerson and Dundas from Toronto schools Why is the turnover rate so high for Alberta school bus drivers? Our website is the place for the latest breaking news, exclusive scoops, longreads and provocative commentary. Please bookmark and sign up for our daily newsletter, Posted, here.
New York Post
14 hours ago
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Canada school bus driver who nicknamed vehicle ‘Lolita's Line,' wore bizarre schoolgirl outfit on the job fired after viral post
A Canadian school bus driver who wore a frilly schoolgirl outfit while dropping off children in the yellow bus named 'Lolita's Line' was fired after a post capturing the mind-boggling encounter with the driver went viral last week. In the video, the driver lingered just outside the bus door dressed in a full lolita costume with knee-high stockings and a skirted pink schoolgirl uniform complete with a gaudy bow. 3 A bus driver in Canada was fired after they were filmed dropping off children in a schoolgirl uniform. instagram/ A nearby group of adults berated the driver for their obscene outfit choice and even stranger sign pasted on the vehicle. 'You picked up the kids dressed like that?' one person in the video asked. The driver, seeing no issue, just answered 'Yep.' 3 The school bus had a sign that read 'Lolita Line'. instagram/ 'Why do you call your bus the Lolita Line?' another concerned person asked repeatedly as the driver just sauntered back into the yellow school bus and drove off. 'Hide your children! Look up the meaning of Lolita and you will understand soon enough! Normalizing [pedophilia] here in Woodbridge disguised as inclusivity! Canada has fallen and time to act,' the woman who recorded the video wrote. While the term 'Lolita' is often associated with the Japanese subculture and style that takes inspiration from Victorian-era fashion and meshes it with Rococo art, it first originated in the 1955 novel 'Lolita' by Vladimir Nabokov. The Nabokovian Lolita refers to the novel's protagonist, 12-year-old Dolores Haze, who is groomed, kidnapped and repeatedly sexually abused by the adult narrator for two years. It was inspired by the real-life story of Florence 'Sally' Horner's disappearance after a friend's father and convicted pedophile abducted the then-11-year-old in 1948. Sex predator Jeffrey Epstein's private jet, which he and his guests allegedly used to have sex with underage girls while traveling, was nicknamed the 'Lolita Express'. 3 The bus driver was canned just a week later. instagram/ The York Catholic District School Board, which contracts buses including the 'Lolita Line' assured parents that it took swift action after staff brought the matter and viral video to their attention. 'The company quickly addressed this situation with its employee, and the driver will no longer provide busing to and from the school. The company has assured the YCDSB that this would not be an issue at any YCDSB school going forward,' a spokesperson for the school board wrote in a statement obtained by the National Post. 'All bus drivers in Ontario are required to pass a Vulnerable Sector Check with their local police department and they receive extensive training before transporting students. The YCDSB followed all of its child protection procedures after this incident.' The Vulnerable Sector Check is an additional background search done by police to ensure potential employees in spaces with authority over children don't have any prior sexual offenses, according to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. The spokesperson added that in Ontario, school busing is provided by third-party companies.
Vancouver Sun
a day ago
- Vancouver Sun
Ontario school bus driver who wore schoolgirl's uniform and had 'Lolita's Line' sign removed from job
A school bus driver who wore a schoolgirl's uniform while driving a vehicle with a 'Lolita's Line' sign in the window will no longer be working for the York Catholic District School Board, a spokesperson has told National Post. The incident stems from a video that was posted to social media after being filmed outside St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Elementary School in Vaughan, Ont., just north of Toronto. In the video, several people are speaking to the driver, who briefly stands in front of the bus dressed in a short pink skirt, stockings and a frilly shirt, before entering the vehicle. 'You picked up the kids dressed like that?' one person in the video asks, to which the driver answers: 'Yep.' Another asks several times: 'Why do you call your bus the Lolita Line?' The driver then closes the bus door and drives off. A post shared by Viviana (@ Lolita is the title of a 1955 novel by Vladimir Nabokov, in which the narrator, using the name Humbert Humbert, describes his obsession with a 12-year-old girl, Dolores Haze, whom he later kidnaps and sexually abuses after becoming her stepfather. Start your day with a roundup of B.C.-focused news and opinion. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. A welcome email is on its way. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder. The next issue of Sunrise will soon be in your inbox. Please try again Interested in more newsletters? Browse here. A statement from the York Catholic District School Board shared by a board spokesperson says the board 'is aware of a social media video filmed at St. Michael the Archangel CES.' It notes that third-party companies provide school busing in Ontario. YCDSB staff immediately brought this matter to the bus driver's employer. The company quickly addressed this situation with its employee, and the driver will no longer provide busing to and from the school,' the statement says. 'The company has assured the YCDSB that this would not be an issue at any YCDSB school going forward.' It adds: 'All bus drivers in Ontario are required to pass a Vulnerable Sector Check with their local police department and they receive extensive training before transporting students. The YCDSB followed all of its child protection procedures after this incident.' National Post has reached out to Landmark Student Transportation, the company listed on the side of the bus, but has not yet received a reply. Our website is the place for the latest breaking news, exclusive scoops, longreads and provocative commentary. Please bookmark and sign up for our daily newsletter, Posted, here .
Edmonton Journal
a day ago
- Edmonton Journal
Ontario school bus driver who wore schoolgirl's uniform and had 'Lolita's Line' sign removed from job
Article content A school bus driver who wore a schoolgirl's uniform while driving a vehicle with a 'Lolita's Line' sign in the window will no longer be working for the York Catholic District School Board, a spokesperson has told National Post. The incident stems from a video that was posted to social media after being filmed outside St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Elementary School in Vaughan, Ont., just north of Toronto. In the video, several people are speaking to the driver, who briefly stands in front of the bus dressed in a short pink skirt, stockings and a frilly shirt, before entering the vehicle. 'You picked up the kids dressed like that?' one person in the video asks, to which the driver answers: 'Yep.' Another asks several times: 'Why do you call your bus the Lolita Line?' The driver then closes the bus door and drives off.
