US EditionSchool bus driver quits job over MAGA hat dispute
Dave Bonhoff resigned after a complaint about his Make America Great Again hat, citing free speech; Krise Transportation's dress code bans political attire, officials said.
- Dave Bonhoff, a retired Baltimore County police officer, quit mid-day on February 18 after a student complaint led Krise Transportation to call him about his red MAGA hat.
- A student complaint prompted Krise Transportation's supervisor to suggest Bonhoff replace his MAGA hat with an American-flag hat, citing the handbook policy banning political apparel.
- He said the red MAGA hat has nothing to do with partisanship and stated, 'I want to be able to express myself. I don't want somebody to tell me, well, my feelings are hurt. You got to take the hat off,' Bonhoff said.
- Officials and state politicians responded by weighing in as Senator Doug Mastriano defended Bonhoff and criticized political correctness, while Dr. Alan Moyer, acting superintendent of Littlestown Area School District, stressed the district's neutrality and third-party transportation outsourcing.
- Many school districts restrict political attire to maintain neutrality, raising questions about contracted bus drivers' speech rights and the MAGA red hat's political symbolism linked to Donald Trump.
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A Pennsylvania school bus driver drew a red line on being “patriotic” when he was told he could not wear his Make America Great Again hat at work. Known to students as Mr. Dave from Bus #73, Dave Bonhoff drove for the Littlestown Area School District until he saw what he considered a violation of his right to free speech when he was instructed to remove his MAGA hat while driving kids to school. “If that wasn’t a condition of my employment, I’d …
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