Kelly Ann Shoobert fronts Dalby court following heated school bus driver dispute

A Western Downs mother has landed herself in court following a heated confrontation with a school bus driver which resulted in the woman using another vehicle to block the bus from dropping kids off. See how it unfolded.

Mother fronts court for heated school bus driver dispute

A woman who waited at a bus stop to confront a bus driver before getting in an argument with the man and using another car to block him from dropping off other students has fronted court.

Kelly Ann Shoobert appeared in Dalby Magistrates Court on August 22 after having a heated dispute between herself, another student and the bus driver.

Police prosecutor Chris Hutchins said on May 31 a bus driver was just outside Tara when he heard a female student yelling at another child and calling them names.

“There was a confrontation between the driver and the student and at some point one of the other children who was in the care of the defendant rang them to let her know what was occurring and that they were getting kicked off the bus,” Sergeant Hutchins said.

“When he got to the drop off (Shoobert) was waiting and she arranged for another person to block the road with a car which then put the bus driver in a position where it couldn’t turn around.

“A confrontation started between (Shoobert), the bus driver and the child for a period of time which prevented the other children from being dropped home because he couldn’t turn around.”

Sergeant Hutchins told the court he was unaware if the woman had “legitimate gripes” with the driver and his confrontation with the student.

Defence lawyer Claire Graham said her 41-year-old client and mother of seven had issues with a previous bus driver.

“It’s accepted that it was an event that went too far and she has stopped sending her children on the bus,” Ms Graham said.

Magistrate Kyna Morice said the mother’s actions were at the cost of other students getting home.

“You acted inappropriately in trying to resolve an issue that was in detriment to another child,” she said.

“There are other ways to deal with those issues whether it’s the police or managers of the company.”

The woman pleaded guilty to public nuisance.

She was fined $400 and a conviction was not recorded due to the woman being in the process of obtaining a blue card.