A school bus driver, whose name has not been released, was fired for allegedly flipping her middle finger at President Bush's motorcade with students aboard last June. This week, according to an AP report, the woman filed a union grievance to get her job back.

The 43-year-old bus driver was bringing students home from a field trip to a local zoo when a motorcade carrying President Bush and Republican Dave Reichert overtook them.

Students extended their arms from the windows to wave at the presidential motorcade. According to reports, Bush and Reichert waved back.

But the driver to the school bus extended an less than hospitable middle finger at the passing entourage, said Reichert and Issaquah superintendent Janet Barry who learned of the event after the driver allegedly boasted about the encounter and the finger incident to colleagues.

According to Reichert spokesperson Kimberly Cadena, "The congressman hadn't seen it, but the President turned to him and said, 'That one's not a fan.'"

Reichert called the school superintendent later and found out that the driver had already been fired.

One school district spokesperson, Sara Niegowski, said the bus driver has filed a wrongful termination grievance with the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees.

According to Niegowski, "The bus driver was not terminated for making an obscene gesture at the president. The bus driver was terminated for making an obscene gesture in view of the students. That's not the role modeling we need for our students."