[Kaslin]

Good for him, and good for the supervisors

[geezerwheezer]

Were I the owner of the transport company, I would have told the complaining parents to go f... themselves and have a Very Merry Christmas too! What a crock! Some folks really need to get a life.

[stevem]

Mott said he was told that a parent of a child complained to the district about Mott's headgear, saying that the child doesn't believe in Santa Claus and was bothered by the hat.

This sounds "made up."

[Cagey]

Ken Mott, a school driver for Bauman Bus Company, was told to remove the hat due to a complaint. The company has since settled the situation and Mott will again wear his Santa hat while driving.

They should also make him shave and ditch the specs. Way too Santa looking.

[Alouette]

My husband is an Orthodox rabbi, and has a white fluffy beard and is what you would call "portly."

He wears a black hat and a black coat but when he goies out to the supermarket or the pharmacy little kids are always staring at him.

He smiles back and says, "Santa always knows when you are naughty or nice!"

[Vaquero]

there are just so many panty waists here on Long Island, it makes real folks want to vomit. BTW I graduated from Commack HS 40 years ago....and believe me when I say things have changed.

I would move in a NY Minute if my wifes family werent sick.

[mtbopfuyn]

Good grief. We have students and teachers wearing Santa hats and reindeer antlers and all sorts of goofy Christmas hats. Those whiners need to get over themselves.

[Mo1]

Mott said he was told that a parent of a child complained to the district about Mott's headgear, saying that the child doesn't believe in Santa Claus and was bothered by the hat.

I wonder how old this child is ..

[arizonarachel]

So lame!

My husband and I are already in conflict about Santa - whether to tell our child that he's fiction right off the bat, but still do presents and enjoy the holiday. I want to make sure the holidays are still fun, I mean, a 4 year old can't truly comprehend what the birth of our Savior Jesus means, I don't think. So Santa kind of makes the holiday magical. I don't know. But I don't think our child would be 'offended' by a Santa hat, unless we taught him/her to act like that. (Are you listening, parents who complained?!?!?)

PS: this is a premature argument, as I'm only 12 weks pregnant. LOL.

[CharacterCounts]

the child doesn't believe in Santa Claus and was bothered by the hat.

This sounds like a lie. The parent was bothered by the hat and is only using the kid as a method to attack the bus driver.

Also, how come the schools first reaction was to discipline the bus driver and deny his First Amendment rights?

[CharlesWayneCT]

This story goes well with the story of the guy who got kicked out of Disney because he looked too much like Santa Claus (and dressed the part, I think they told him he had to change his clothes).

[DustyMoment]

Some of these people need to get over themselves. What the he . . ck is wrong with a 65 year-old man wearing a Santa hat while driving a school bus??

Unless there is a specific uniform he must wear on the job or a dress code that prohibits wearing hats, he was perfectly within his rights.

[Obie Wan]

Shows the type of people who make up the anti-Christmas crowd, just a bunch of miserable prix who are only happy when they get others to join in their misery !!!

[AppyPappy]

Mott said he was told that a parent of a child complained to the district about Mott's headgear, saying that the child doesn't believe in Santa Claus and was bothered by the hat.

And what exactly bothered the child about a hat?

[Scarchin]

Although I support the driver, the fact is that he's an employee and his bosses can set whatever standards they want IMHO.

[Jeffrey_D.]

Rosie O's alma mater.............Commack.

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[Coleus]

Ken Mott, a school driver for Bauman Bus Company, was told to remove the hat due to acomplaint.
The company has since settled the situation and Mott will again wear his Santa hat while driving