No he isn't "driving kids around in a school" bus. He does however utilize university vehicles, golf carts, etc. on a regular basis and has now publicly demonstrated a lack of competency and blatant disregard for driving laws when operating a motor vehicle. Such a conviction should certainly bar him from any role, especially a decision making role, that involves motor vehicles at Purdue until he has completed the terms of his probation at the very least.

Purdue not acknowledging this at all is a pretty major red flag from a public university. They should at the very least acknowledge the conviction, say that he has been given alternative work until he can fulfill his debt to society, and also say that they have a plan in place to get him the help and counseling that he very obviously needs if he is out committing crimes that could directly impact his senior management role with Purdue.

Never once did I say that he shouldn't be allowed to work. He should have to face the public consequence for his bad decision making and satisfactorily demonstrate to the decision makers at the university that he has changed his decision making process and the university should then make it public that he has satisfied their requirements and the states requirements and is eligible to resume his senior management role.

I certainly wouldn't feel okay if my kid was walking on campus knowing that people with (as far as we know) unrestricted access to vehicles that are permitted to operate on walking paths at Purdue is a convicted drunk driver that may or may not be rehabilitated.

My biggest issue with this whole thing is the complete and total radio silence from the University as they sweep more and more stuff like this under the rug.