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Jamie Sarkonak: 'Lolita Line' school bus driver is not a victim of anti-trans discrimination

Bus company and York Catholic District School Board now face human rights complaints over driver's dismissal after 2025 mini-skirt incident

In 2025, a school bus driver serving Vaughan, Ont., placed a placard with the words “Lolita Line” in the windshield and wore a pink mini-skirt and over-the-knee nylons to pick up kids. Vigilant parents caught it on film and the driver was promptly dismissed. This, it turns out, wasn’t the end of the story: now, the driver, self-described as a “transgender woman,” is pursuing a human rights complaint — showing, once again, just how backwards that system is.

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The driver, identifiable only as L.Z., alleges that the York Catholic District School Board and employer Landmark Bus Lines committed “discrimination with respect to employment because of ethnic origin, gender identity, and sex.” The York Catholic District School Board confirmed on Tuesday that this complaint stemmed from the events above.

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