{"id":531007,"date":"2021-05-20T19:51:05","date_gmt":"2021-05-20T23:51:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=531007"},"modified":"2021-05-20T19:51:08","modified_gmt":"2021-05-20T23:51:08","slug":"colorado-bus-driver-admits-to-slapping-10-year-old-girl-in-face-over-mask","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/colorado-bus-driver-admits-to-slapping-10-year-old-girl-in-face-over-mask\/","title":{"rendered":"Colorado Bus Driver Admits To Slapping 10-Year-Old Girl In Face Over Mask"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcolorado-bus-driver-admits-to-slapping-10-year-old-girl-in-face-over-mask%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=531007&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1083346866-1200x800-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>A Fremont County, Colorado, bus driver admitted to slapping a 10-year-old girl in the face after she placed her mask beneath her nose.<\/p>\n<p>Bertram Jaquez, who has since been terminated, said in a written statement about the April incident that \u201cOut of reaction, I slapped her once,\u201d according to local <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kktv.com\/2021\/05\/18\/colorado-bus-driver-facing-charges-for-allegedly-slapping-kid-over-mask\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">KKTV<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Video obtained by the outlet depicts Jaquez arguing with the girl and demanding she wear her mask correctly. When she resists, he slaps her.<\/p>\n<p>The girl recounted the incident for herself in a handwritten statement to the school, explaining that she didn\u2019t want to wear the mask because it made her feel sick. She explained that after she had been slapped, she demanded to be let off the bus, but Jaquez kept driving.<\/p>\n<p>The Fremont County School District also issued a statement explaining that Jaquez was fired:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"17\">\n<p><em>We believe it is never okay to lay a hand on a child. The District responded quickly to the situation by placing the driver on administrative leave so that we could fully investigate the incident. Local police were involved during the investigation as well as us being in contact with the child\u2019s family. The driver\u2019s action justified termination of employment, as it goes against District policy and our values.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>We are very saddened by this incident. Our goal every day is to transport students safely to school and back home, but that can only happen when everyone, including students and staff, follows the rules. We are currently working to identify next steps to help our drivers with strategies designed to support a safe ride to and from school.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Jaquez is facing misdemeanor charges, including harassment, assault causing injury, and child abuse, according to KKTV.<\/p>\n<p>Masks for children have proven controversial, though the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/coronavirus\/2019-ncov\/daily-life-coping\/children\/protect-children.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">recommends<\/a> children aged 2 and older wear them. Several states, such as Florida and Texas, have gotten rid of face mask mandates, and other states are expected to do so this summer.<\/p>\n<p>Another 10-year-old went viral earlier this month for raising questions about why children need to be wearing masks. As The Daily Wire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/watch-10-year-old-boy-obliterates-school-boards-mask-mandate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"16\">\n<p><em>A 10-year-old boy gave an impassioned speech to a Florida school board begging the council to end the district\u2019s in-school mask mandate.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The fourth-grader told the Martin County School District in southeastern Florida that teachers often defy the mask mandate. He recalls one teacher who yells at students if they lower their masks to take a sip of water outdoors. The boy claims that he saw his teacher off school property and recognized her because she takes \u201cmask breaks\u201d at her desk, though she did not recognize him as the same privilege is not given to students.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>In his impassioned speech, the young boy pleaded with the school board to remove the district\u2019s mask mandate immediately.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Related<\/strong>: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/watch-10-year-old-boy-obliterates-school-boards-mask-mandate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WATCH: 10-Year-Old Boy Obliterates School Board\u2019s Mask Mandate<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><i>member<\/i><\/a><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Fremont County, Colorado, bus driver admitted to slapping a 10-year-old girl in the face after she placed her mask beneath her nose.Bertram Jaquez, who has since been terminated, said &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2312536,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1083346866-1200x800-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Colorado Bus Driver Admits To Slapping 10-Year-Old Girl In Face Over Mask","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-531007","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/GettyImages-1083346866-1200x800-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Colorado Bus Driver Admits To Slapping 10-Year-Old Girl In Face Over Mask","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/531007","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=531007"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/531007\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2312536"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=531007"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=531007"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=531007"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}