Impatient driver honked at school bus as kids had temperatures checked - News Today

Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear on Monday called out an impatient driver who was seen honking incessantly at a school bus as children waited to have their temperatures checked so they could board. Speaking during a press conference, Beshear blasted the driver as a 'jerk' and 'not a part of team Kentucky' as he urged other residents 'don't be this person'. The incident happened just hours earlier as parents in Bullitt County took their children to catch the bus on the first day all elementary school students returned to in-person classes. Students must have their temperatures checked, ensure they have a proper face mask, and undergo a brief health screening before they can board under coronavirus regulations. Scroll down for video 'Nothing you're going to, no deadline, is worth risking the safety of our kids who are getting on a bus,' Beshear said. 'This pandemic has for the most part brought out the best in us but it has exposed some people who need to open up their bible, talk to their minister and get their head right. 'Laying on a horn while kids are trying to be safe getting on a bus, that is not who we are as Kentuckians,' the governor added. 'That's not a part of team Kentucky. I hope that person goes and talks to somebody and I hope we all think about that before we either take an action like this, or sometimes even sit at our keyboard.' Beshear had been shown a clip of the road rage taken by parent Becca Jones, according to WLKY. She was angered as she watched the kids off to school on West Blue Lick Road in Shepherdsville while the driver in a gray truck honked their horn the entire time.Bullitt County Schools Superintendent Jesse Bacon told WLKY that he found the video disappointing. 'We've got a lot of safety procedures and protocols in place, and while we understand that can be frustrating for folks that are trying to get to work and get their day started, we just asked that they continue to be patient with us,' Bacon said.'If you've got a bus stop with three, four, five kids to get on, that's going to take a few minutes for our monitors to do the health checks that we need in order to make sure we're being as safe as we can.' Share this article Share He added that the district hopes the process will become more streamlined and speed up as the school year continues. Beshear voiced his anger at the video just after he had expressed frustration at the record number of coronavirus cases that had been reported in Kentucky last week. On Wednesday, the state reported more than 2,000 new cases as officials work to clear a backlog of tests in Fayette County, some of which date back to a month ago. The total cases reported Wednesday was 2,398 but on