VALPARAISO, Ind. -- An Indiana school bus driver is charged with a felony after police said she let children take the wheel of the bus, and it was caught on camera.
Investigators say 27-year-old Joandrea McAtee lets three kids, ages 11, 13 and 17, take turns driving for short stretches on her bus route in rural Valparaiso.
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She has been fired from the bus company and is charged with felony neglect. Nobody was hurt.
The school said in a statement that, "The Porter Township School Corporation is angered and disappointed in the actions of this driver. The safety of our students is a top priority.
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The bus company, First Student, said in a statement, "Behavior such as this is completely unacceptable and totally at odds with what we stand for as a company. The driver has been terminated."