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Ronda Schmitt thought she was mad last week. That''s when the Franklin Township mom learned her children had been on a school bus whose driver, police say, was drunk.

Her emotions flared again Friday after learning that a supervisor had prior knowledge that bus driver Phillip K. Leslie might have been drinking on the job.

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Susie Fields, Franklin Township Schools'' supervisor of transportation, resigned after a school district investigation revealed she received two oral reports that Leslie smelled of alcohol just days before he was arrested March 3.

Leslie remained in the Marion County Jail on Friday, charged with drunken driving with more than 100 students on his school bus during two routes.

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"I''m even more outraged than I was before, if she (Fields) had prior knowledge and then was not there to meet him every single day and allowed this to happen," said Schmitt, 37.

"It''s just like with all these circumstances," Schmitt said. "Can it continue to get any worse?"

Fields, a 21-year employee of the Southeastside district, was told Feb. 27 that Leslie had alcohol on his breath, according to the investigation. She did not pass that information on to the administration, said Superintendent Walter Bourke.

Bourke declined to elaborate on what steps, if any, Fields took Feb. 27 when she was told Leslie smelled of alcohol.

According to a written statement from the school district, Fields "opted to monitor the situation; however, failed to follow through with proper monitoring and the driver subsequently drove a school bus of children while intoxicated."

The superintendent also would not say who reported Leslie to Fields.

"We certainly want to protect the confidentiality of those who report crimes that affect the safety of our children," Bourke said.

Marion County prosecutor''s office spokesman Mario Massillamany said he was not aware of the situation with Fields and was unsure whether she could face charges.

"I will have my detective look into it," he said.

Fields asked to be relieved of her duties, effective immediately, according to Bourke.

"Obviously it''s final when the School Board approves it (during its meeting March 23), but her employment with us is over," Bourke said.

While her children continue to ride the bus, Schmitt is encouraged that the district is taking action.

 
"If it''s been taken to that level, I would presume they''re handling it," she said of the resignation.

Leslie, 47, 5400 block of Camden Street, faces multiple misdemeanor and felony counts of operating while intoxicated.

His blood-alcohol content tested at 0.22, according to a probable cause affidavit, nearly three times the 0.08 level at which Indiana drivers are considered drunk.

In addition to formally accepting Fields'' resignation at its March 23 meeting, Bourke said, the School Board will act on Leslie''s termination.

The superintendent did say the district is reviewing its transportation protocols.

"We are evaluating our procedures for driver check-in and monitoring and will implement them as we are able," Bourke said.

Star reporter Jason Thomas contributed to this report.