MARTIN COUNTY — A Martin County school bus aide is accused of yelling at a student to take off a Trump hat before ripping it off his head.

On Thursday afternoon, deputies said they got a call from the boy's mother, Jacquelyn Putt, saying her son, Gunnar Johansson, 14, got onto the bus Tuesday and a bus aide grabbed his Make America Great Again hat off his head.

Deputies said Johansson attends Hidden Oaks Middle School and students were allowed to wear a hat to school if they made a donation to March of Dimes.

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The bus aidewho took Johansson's hat told deputies she asked the 14-year-old to take off his hat multiple times and he refused. She told deputies she then gently removed it from his head and asked him to put it in his backpack because she didn't know students were allowed to wear a hat that day.

The woman later told deputies "I was personally offended" and that "I totally regret doing this."

Johansson told deputies the bus aide told him to "never wear that nonsense on this bus again." He told deputies the aide grabbed his hat and then gave it back to him. Johansson said he then put the hat in his bag and wore it after he left the bus for the rest of the day.

“Boy, if you don’t take that hat off this bus … take it off. Take that hat off … take that hat off…” the bus aide is heard saying.

The Sheriff's Office was alerted about the incident Tuesday, said spokeswoman Christine Christofek.

Law enforcement initially was not involved, but late Thursday, Johansson's mother requested an investigation, she said.

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"A report was taken and an investigation is underway," she said.

The Martin County School District said it also was looking into the incident.

Dianne Falls, a spokeswoman for the School District, issued the following statement Friday: "The district is aware of the family's allegation; we take it very seriously, and we are currently gathering all of the facts as part of our investigation. To protect the integrity of the investigation, we cannot comment beyond that."

"I do not have a problem with Gunnar," the bus aide wrote in a witness statement. "We have always gotten along, and I am sorry for what I did and I hope he forgives me."

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