Bus Driver Orders Black Children to Back Seats

(Coushatta, Louisiana) This is somewhat astonishing. A white school bus driver was apparently hired without having to provide evidence of any intelligence.

From KATC.com:

One parent says nine black children attending schools in Red River Parish were directed last week to the back of a school bus by a white driver who designated the front seats for white children.

Iva Richmond, mother of two of the children, told the Associated Press today that all nine children were assigned to two seats in the back of the bus and the older ones had to hold the smaller ones in their laps.

Red River Parish Schools Superintendent Kay Easley, did not return a call for comment.

Even a dolt with only a hint of knowledge would know that ordering black children to the back of the bus is a violation of civil rights. Given that, I suspect there is more to this story. Also, considering the national, and international, attention given to the death of Rosa Parks, arguably the woman that sparked the civil rights movement of the 1960s, it's hard to imagine that anyone would be stupid enough to send blacks to the back of the bus.

If the driver, a woman, wasn't just plain stupid, she had to be drunk, on drugs, mentally unhealthy, blind, deaf, intellectually incompetent due to birth defect, or a combination therefrom. Otherwise, the whole story is difficult to explain. In any event, the school system bears ultimate responsibility and it will likely be asked to provide answers to the NAACP and federal attorneys soon.