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Colorado Bus Driver Admits To Slapping 10-Year-Old Girl In Face Over Mask

“Out of reaction, I slapped her once.”

Jon Brown
Colorado Bus Driver Admits To Slapping 10-Year-Old Girl In Face Over Mask
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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 in a written statement about the April incident that “Out of reaction, I slapped her once,” according to local KKTV.

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