A Hawkins County Chancery Court Jury Has Awarded A Former Hawkins County Bus Driver Thousands Of Dollars In Damages For Gender Discrimination. Loretta Depew Was Awarded Just Over 96-Thousand As A Result Of Her Lawsuit Against The Board Of Education After She Was Fired In January 2015 In Connection To An Incident In Which A Child Was Left On Her Bus. A Male Driver Left A Child On A Bus A Year And A Half Earlier And Only Received A Three-Day Suspension Without Pay.